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Virus warning - Just incase by Kenji on 11-14-2006 at 12:18 AM
Got this email from my Dad's secertary:
quote:
> >>Subject: HACKER INFORMATION - VERY IMPORTANT WARNING - THIS IS NOT A
> >>JOKE!!
> >>Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2006 14:20:12 +0000 (GMT)
> >>
> >>VERY IMPORTANT WARNING
> >>Subject: FW: Very Important Warning-Not a Joke
> >>
> >>
> >>VERY IMPORTANT WARNING
> >> >This is not a joke!
> >> >Please Be Extremely Careful especially if using internet
> >> >mail such as Yahoo, Hotmail, AOL and so on. This information arrived
> >> >this morning direct from both Microsoft and Norton.
> >> >
> >> >Please send it to everybody you know who has access to the internet.
> >> >
> >> >You may receive an apparently harmless email with a PowerPoint
> >> >presentation "Life is beautiful."
> >> >
> >> >If you receive it DO NOT OPEN THE FILE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES,
> >> >and delete it immediately. If you open this file, a message will
> >>appear
> >> >on your screen saying: "It is too late now, your life is no longer
> >> >beautiful."
> >> >
> >> >Subsequently you will LOSE EVERYTHING IN YOUR PC and the person who
> >> >
> >> >sent it to you will gain access to your name, e-mail and password.
> >> >
> >> >This is a new virus which started to circulate on Saturday afternoon.
> >> >
> >> >AOL has already confirmed the severity, and the antivirus software's
> >>are
> >> >not
> >> >
> >> >capable of destroying it.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >The virus has been created by a hacker who calls himself "life owner."
> >> >
> >> >PLEASE SEND A COPY OF THIS EMAIL TO ALL YOUR FRIENDS and ask them
> >> >to PASS IT ON IMMEDIATELY
Dont know if its true or not, but i thought id warn you all just incase
RE: Virus warning - Just incase by ins4ne on 11-14-2006 at 12:21 AM
thx man. i never open emails from people i dont know. good you posted. lets hope its isnt too late yet 
RE: Virus warning - Just incase by Menthix on 11-14-2006 at 12:25 AM
quote:Haha, bullshit, why wouldn't a virusscanner be able to delete an infected attachment
Originally posted by Dazmatic
>the antivirus software's are not capable of destroying it.
? But it is (or should be) common sense not to open any dodgy attachments anyway... and have a good up to date on-access virusscanner installed in case common sense would fail on you.RE: Virus warning - Just incase by deAd on 11-14-2006 at 12:26 AM
That's a hoax..
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/life.is.beautiful.hoax.html
http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/life.asp
RE: Virus warning - Just incase by Dane on 11-14-2006 at 01:48 AM
Lmao, I read the first 4 lines and saw "Hoax" immediately, im surprised you didnt think that. Thanks anyway though.
RE: Virus warning - Just incase by Nagamasa on 11-14-2006 at 02:01 AM
I've gotten the chain mail before....well 1st of all, why would Norton need to send chain mails in the 1st place???????
I've never gotten the actual file before, but this is a pretty widespread chain mail!
RE: Virus warning - Just incase by LoochTheMan on 11-14-2006 at 02:21 AM
Never really did understand these chain letters that get sent around. I see the famous "Hotmail is deleting people" chain letter every so often and it makes me laugh to see how a hotmail header and a name at the bottom of a page can start such a thing. Legit companies would send emails directly to their clients to inform them, not create chain letters. *sigh*
Looch.
RE: Virus warning - Just incase by Nagamasa on 11-14-2006 at 02:24 AM
quote:
Originally posted by LoochTheMan
Never really did understand these chain letters that get sent around. I see the famous "Hotmail is deleting people" chain letter every so often and it makes me laugh to see how a hotmail header and a name at the bottom of a page can start such a thing. Legit companies would send emails directly to their clients to inform them, not create chain letters. *sigh*
Looch.
I've gotten a few of those too, with one having a hyperlink to CNN (in March). But I dont think anyone realized, but the date on the article was 2001!!!!!