Virus ICE hoax

Efectos:

ICE hoax es un hoax y no produce ningún efecto directo, ya que no es un virus.

Sin embargo, el reenvío indiscriminado de este tipo de mensajes de correo puede acarrear las siguientes consecuencias:

• Saturación de cuentas de correo.
• Divulgación de su dirección de correo electrónico, que puede acabar engrosando las listas de direcciones a las que los spammers mandan mensajes no deseados.

Metodo de infección:

ICE hoax no utiliza ningún método de infección, porque no es un virus.

La estrategia de ICE hoax es aportar datos en apariencia verídicos para confundir al usuario y lograr que corra la voz y reenvíe el mensaje.

Metodo de propagación:

ICE hoax no utiliza ningún método de propagación, porque no es un virus.

No obstante, ICE hoax se sirve del engaño y de la buena fe de los destinatarios para conseguir que éstos, de manera voluntaria, reenvíen el mensaje de alerta. De esta forma, se crea un rumor que corre como la pólvora a través de los correos de Internet.

Hay varias versiones de este mensaje de correo electrónico, que en general no tienen ningún archivo adjunto:

• Mensaje 1:
  To all those who received a copy of the e-mail recommending that the word ICE be added to their phones address book (In case of emergency contact). I can not say for sure that information I have received this morning is legitimate, but better to warn you all.
  
  I am very sorry to report that some small minded idiot has created a text message that is being sent out randomly to mobile phone users, this text has a programme included that searches your phones address book for the word "ICE" or "I.C.E" and if found, you are charged for a premium rate message.
  
  It is a real shame that this sort of abuse happens, could I please ask all of you that have added ICE to your phone address book to remove it immediately. I am very sorry for any inconvenience this might cause.
• Mensaje 2:
  You know the email that's gone round saying put ICE then a contact number in case of emergency? Well don't do it cos....
  
  Be very careful with this one - although the intention is great it is unfortunately phase one of a phone based virus that is laying a path for propagating very quickly. Passing it on is part of the virus interestingly, such is the deviousness of the people who write these things.
  
  We have already seen the "second phase" where a program is sent as part of a ring-tone download that goes into your address book and looks for something it recognises - you've guessed it, an address book entry marked "ICE or I.C.E." or whatever. It then sends itself to the "ICE list", charging you for the privilege.
• Mensaje 3:
  WARNING - ICE IS PHONE BASED VIRUS, SEE BELOW!! Be very careful with this one - although the intention is great it is unfortunately phase one of a phone based virus that is laying a path for propagating very quickly. Passing it on is part of the virus interestingly, such is the deviousness of the people who write these things. We have already seen the "second phase" where a program is sent as part of a ring-tone download that goes into your address book and looks for something it recognises - you've guessed it, an address book entry marked "ICE or I.C.E." or whatever. It then sends itself to the "ICE list, charging you for the privilege.