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Greg Sujecki
Experienced flier
Joined: 21 Mar 2005
Posts: 1650
Location: Australia,Melbourne |
| Australian members?? virus alert |
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Subject: Fw: virus alert
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> >>>>> PLEASE FORWARD THIS WARNING AMONG FRIENDS, FAMILY AND
> >>>>>> >>>>> CONTACTS:
> >>>>>> >>>>>You should be alert during the next days: Do not open any
> >>>>>> >>>>>message
> >>>>> with
> >>>>>> >>>>>an attached filed called "Invitation" regardless of who sent
it.
> >>>>>> >>>>>It
> >>>>>> >>>>> is a virus that opens an Olympic Torch which "burns" the
whole
> >>>>>> >>>>> hard
> >>>>>> >>>>> disc
> >>>>>> >>>>> C of your computer.
> >>>>>> >>>>>This virus will be received from someone who has your e-mail
> >>>>>> >>>>>address
> >>>>>> >>>>> in his/her contact list, that is why you should send this
> >>>>>> >>>>> e-mail to
> >>>>>> >>>>> all
> >>>>>> >>>>>your contacts. It is better to receive this message 25 times
> >>>>>> >>>>>than to
> >>>>>> >>>>>receive
> >>>>>> >>>>>the virus and open it. If you receive a mail called
> >>>>>> >>>>>"invitation",
> >>>>>> >>>>>though
> >>>>>> >>>>>sent by a friend, do not open it and shut down your computer
> >>>>>> >>>>>immediately.
> >>>>>> >>>>>This is the worst virus announced by CNN, it has been
classified
> >>>>>> >>>>>by
> >>>>>> >>>>>Microsoft as the most destructive virus ever. This virus was
> >>>>> discovered
> >>>>>> >>>>>by
> >>>>>> >>>>>McAfee yesterday, and there is no
> >>>>>> >>>>>repair >yet for this kind of virus.
> >>>>>> >>>>>This virus simply destroys the Zero Sector of the Hard Disc,
> >>>>>> >>>>>where
> >>>>> the
> >>>>>> >>>>>vital information is kept.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> |
Friday February 24, 2006 2:03 pm |
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Yupra
Flying tumbler
Joined: 05 Feb 2006
Posts: 2206
Location: CA |
Thanks for the warning! |
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Sunday February 26, 2006 12:24 am |
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Yupra
Flying tumbler
Joined: 05 Feb 2006
Posts: 2206
Location: CA |
Just got an e-mail from my dad saying:
"Olympic torch" virus warning is really a hoax
Do a google and you will find plenty about it. (http://www.sophos.com/pressoffice/news/articles/2006/02/olympictorch.html) |
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Sunday February 26, 2006 8:10 pm |
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elmojr
Flutterer
Joined: 27 Aug 2006
Posts: 115
Location: canada |
thanx for the warning!!  |
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Thursday August 31, 2006 6:19 pm |
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