Discovered: December 19, 2000
Updated: February 13, 2007 11:33:57 AM
Type: Hoax
Rumors have been spread by email that Blue Mountain electronic greeting cards contain a virus. These messages are false and are a hoax.
The hoax email message includes a "warning" similar to the following:
Just received a call from family. A friend of theirs opened a card from Blue Mountain Cards and system crashed. Do not open Blue Mountain Cards until further notice. Virus has infiltrated their system..pass it on.....
CAUTION: Do not confuse this hoax with the email that the W32.HLLW.Cult.C@mm worm sent. The W32.HLLW.Cult.C@mm worm sends email that mentions Blue Mountain, however, the W32.HLLW.Cult.C@mm worm also includes an attachment that is the worm itself. For additional information, read the
W32.HLLW.Cult.C@mm writeup.
Please ignore any messages regarding this hoax and do not pass on messages. Passing on messages about the hoax only serves to further propagate it.
Writeup By: Vincent Weafer