# MA-036.102001: MyCERT Advisory - Economic Slowdown in US Hoax

**Date:** 22 Oct 2001  
**Source:** https://www.mycert.org.my/portal/advisory?id=MA-036.102001  
**Advisory ID:** MA-036.102001

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MyCERT received an alert regarding circulation of an an email with title: " ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN IN US"
Please be informed that this is a typical [Hoax](/en/resources/malware/hoax/main/detail/527/index.html). It is warning users that a new virus has been discovered and is spreading via email. It further claims that this new virus can delete the entire contents of an infected system’s Drive C when its carrier email is opened.
Detail information on this hoax is available at:
Trendmicro
http://www.antivirus.com/vinfo/hoaxes/hoax5.asp?HName=%22Economic+Slow+Down+in+US%22+Email+Hoax
Symantec
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/economic.slow.down.html
We advise users to ignore any messages/emails regarding this hoax and do not pass on messages or email. Passing on messages about the hoax only serves to further propagate it.
Users also can verify any emails which they are unsure of hoax or real virus, with MyCERT or with their ISPs or with their Anti-virus vendors.