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Pikachu is an email-propagating computer virus reported in North America in August 2000. It spread via email messages using the subject line "Pikachu is your friend." When the malicious email was opened, it displayed a Pikachu image and the message: "Between millions of people around the world I found you. Don't forget to remember this day every time MY FRIEND." The malware attempted to mass-mail itself to everyone in the victim's address book, and contemporary reporting compared its propagation behavior to the ILOVEYOU/Love Bug worm. Available reporting in the provided content indicates it spread more slowly and caused less damage than Love Bug. The content advises users to delete the email without opening it and to be cautious with unsolicited messages. No specific threat actor, industry targeting, or additional technical indicators beyond the email subject line and displayed message are provided in the source content.
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Malware 2000 ILOVEYOU Pikachu
Malware 2000 ILOVEYOU Pikachu
Malware 2000 ILOVEYOU Pikachu
Malware 2000 ILOVEYOU Pikachu
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