{"id":335,"date":"2019-04-06T19:33:18","date_gmt":"2019-04-06T19:33:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=335"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T17:00:00","slug":"'Sonia-Disowns-Rahul'-Virus-Hoax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=335","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Sonia Disowns Rahul&#8217; Virus Hoax"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Outline:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nMessage circulating via social media and SMS warns people not to accept a video called &#8216;Sonia disowns Rahul&#8217; because it is a very dangerous virus that will format your mobile phone.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- HS Net Top Content Responsive --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"4870821038\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Brief Analysis:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nThe message is a hoax. There are no credible reports about a virus or malware threat like the one described. The message is just an updated version of the earlier &#8216;Dance of the Pope&#8217; virus \u00a0hoax. Forwarding this false information will help nobody.<\/p>\n<div class=\"example\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Example:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Tell all contacts from your list not to accept a video called \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Sonia disowns Rahul&#8221;. It is a virus that formats your mobile. Beware it is very dangerous. They announced it today on the radio. Fwd this msg to as many as you can<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- HSNet Article Center --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\" data-ad-slot=\"5727909035\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Detailed Analysis:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nThis \u00a0message, which is circulating via social media and SMS, warns you not to accept a video called &#8216;Sonia disowns Rahul&#8217; because it is a dangerous virus that will format your mobile phone. The message claims that the wording was announced on the \u00a0radio. It asks that you tell all your contacts about the threat and forward the warning message to as many people as possible.<\/p>\n<p>However, the warning message is \u00a0a hoax and should not be forwarded. There is no virus like the one described in the warning. Despite the claim in the warning that it was &#8216;announced on the \u00a0radio&#8217;, I could find no credible \u00a0news or \u00a0media \u00a0reports about such a \u00a0malware attack. If such an attack was really happening, information about it would have been published via many news and tech security outlets, not just one unidentified radio station.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, the hoax is just an updated variant of an <a title=\"'Dance of The Pope' Phone Virus Hoax\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.com\/dance-of-the-pope-phone-virus-hoax.shtml\">earlier hoax<\/a> that warned mobile phone users not to accept a video called &#8216;Dance of the Pope&#8217;. As the following example reveals, the wording of both hoaxes is \u00a0almost identical:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>Tell all contacts from your list not to accept a video called the dance of the Pope. It is a virus that formats your mobile. Beware it is very dangerous. They announced it today on the radio. Pass on to as many as you can. \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>And, the &#8216;Dance of the Pope&#8217; version was itself reminiscent of a series of earlier hoaxes that falsely claimed that <a title=\"Simon Ashton Email Hacker Hoax\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.com\/simon25-hacker-hoax.shtml\">accepting a person as a contact<\/a> could allow hackers to take over your computer. Other long circulated virus hoaxes have <a title=\"Olympic Torch Invitation Virus Hoax\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.com\/olympic-torch-virus-hoax.html\">also made the false claim<\/a> that a &#8216;virus&#8217; could destroy a computer&#8217;s hard drive.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, malware is indeed a growing threat to mobile phone users.  \u00a0However, spreading false virus warnings like this one is \u00a0counterproductive and will serve only to spread confusion and misinformation.  \u00a0If you receive this hoax message, do not share it with others. And let the person who sent it to you know that the message is a hoax.<\/p>\n<p>\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- Third Content Ad Responsive --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"1909104632\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- HS Net Bottom AdLinks --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\" data-ad-slot=\"1358951439\" data-ad-format=\"link\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/div>\n<p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/phone-virus-hoax-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\"  rel=\"attachment wp-att-1170\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1170\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/sonia-disowns-rahul-virus-hoax\/phone-virus-hoax-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/phone-virus-hoax-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,401\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"phone-virus-hoax-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/phone-virus-hoax-1-300x150.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/phone-virus-hoax-1.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1170\" src=\"https:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/phone-virus-hoax-1.jpg\" alt=\"Phone Hoax\" width=\"800\" height=\"401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/phone-virus-hoax-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/phone-virus-hoax-1-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/phone-virus-hoax-1-768x385.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"date\">Last updated: March 30, 2017<br \/>\nFirst published: March 12, 2016<br \/>\nBy Brett M. Christensen<br \/>\n<a class=\"foot\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.com\/about.shtml\">About Hoax-Slayer<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ref\">References<br \/>\n<a title=\"'Dance of The Pope' Phone Virus Hoax\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.com\/dance-of-the-pope-phone-virus-hoax.shtml\">&#8216;Dance of The Pope&#8217; Phone Virus Hoax<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"Olympic Torch Invitation Virus Hoax\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.com\/olympic-torch-virus-hoax.html\">Olympic Torch Invitation Virus Hoax<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"Simon Ashton Email Hacker Hoax\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.com\/simon25-hacker-hoax.shtml\">Simon Ashton Email Hacker Hoax<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/br><\/br> Original Source : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/sonia-disowns-rahul-virus-hoax\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/sonia-disowns-rahul-virus-hoax\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Outline: Message circulating via social media and SMS warns people not to accept a video called &#8216;Sonia disowns Rahul&#8217; because it is a very dangerous virus that will format your mobile phone. Brief Analysis: The message is a hoax. There are no credible reports about a virus or malware threat like the one described. 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