Free Vacation, Buddylst, Screen Saver, and Unable to Deliver Hoax
The hoax begins:
VIRUS  WARNING !!!!!!
If you receive an email titled "WIN A HOLIDAY" DO NOT open it.
Typical signs of a hoax here:
All capital letters with many exclamation points in the title. This is typical of most of the hoaxes (and many scams!) that we see.
A warning to avoid email with a particular title. Almost all of the virus hoaxes contain this type of directive.
The hoax continues:
It will erase everything on your hard drive. Forward this letter out to as many people as you can.
and above we see the other classic hoax indication (to forward the hoax to as many people as you can.
The hoax now continues:
This is a new, very malicious virus and not many people know about it. This information was announced yesterday morning from Microsoft;
A "new" virus would be no big deal. We see over 250 new viruses each month. MicroSoft is not in the business of announcing viruses.
And the hoax goes on with the same statements we see in almost every hoax:
please share it with everyone that might access the internet.  Once again, pass this along to EVERYONE in our address book so that this may be stopped. Also, do not open or even look at any mail that says "RETURNED OR UNABLE TO DELIVER"
The "RETURNED OR UNABLE TO DELIVER" is intended to make people think they have seen the supposed virus message because almost everyone that sends much email will occasionally get a "RETURNED OR UNABLE TO DELIVER" when there is a problem delivering a message. (This should be no cause for alarm!)
This virus will attach itself to your computer components and render them useless. Immediately delete any mail items that say this. AOL has said that this is a very dangerous virus and that there is NO remedy this to all your online friends ASAP.
Another appeal to authority (AOL) and, of course, another exhortation to send this hoax to all our friends.