VIRUS HEADS UP !!!!!

[buddymyfriend]

Emails with pictures of Osama Bin-Laden hanged are being sent and the
moment that you open these emails your computer will crash and you will not be able to fix it! If you get an email along the lines of "Osama Bin Laden Captured" or "Osama Hanged" don't open the attachment!!

This e-mail is being distributed through countries around the globe, but mainly in the US and Israel.Be considerate & send this warning to whomever you know.

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.

Just a heads up:thumbsup:

Peace

Buddy

[smok3y]

propz on the info man

[buddymyfriend]

No probs matey:thumbsup:

[silversurfer]

yehman cheers 4 the heads up

[Wesley Pipes]

i got that e-mail too, prolly from you lol... so cheers :thumbsup:

[Skink]

who in there right mind opens emails from places unknown... If you need to be warned,you need to look at your overall internet practice...

[robert42]

^Word ;) :p

EDIT: I said word, now i can play basketbal with the cool kids!

[Wesley Pipes]

^Word ;) :p

EDIT: I said word, now i can play basketbal with the cool kids!

word

(me too, yay :D)

[robert42]

im gonna go listen to 50 cent and go to the 7/11 - word up peeps peace out 1 time hammer time shout out to my homes down in the filthy north Im out 1 word!!!

[Wesley Pipes]

im gonna go listen to 50 cent and go to the 7/11 - word up peeps peace out 1 time hammer time shout out to my homes down in the filthy north Im out 1 word!!!

lol

[buddymyfriend]

Bump

[orangeman]

Wow, who would sit there and take the time to create such a malicious piece of software.

[Funyons]

Wow, who would sit there and take the time to create such a malicious piece of software.

pissed off, nerdy, pussy whipped 30 year olds that live with their parents

[orangeman]

pissed off, nerdy, pussy whipped 30 year olds that live with their parents

ROFL! Thats hilarious.

[Nochowderforyou]

im gonna go listen to 50 cent and go to the 7/11 - word up peeps peace out 1 time hammer time shout out to my homes down in the filthy north Im out 1 word!!!

Ha ha! :thumbsup:

[Maui Wowie]

Good heads up, btw lol to the sig. :P

[Psycho4Bud]

I thought this would also be fitting to have in politics.......BEWARE!!

Have a good one!:thumbsup:

[Breukelen advocaat]

The e-mail warning is a hoax. Earlier versions are included below.

http://www.hoax-slayer.com/olympic-torch-virus-hoax.html

Summary:
Message claims that an email with an attached file called "Invitation" contains a virus that will open an Olympic Torch that destroys the computer's hard drive.

Status:
False

Example:(Submitted, February 2006)
WARNING

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. SEND THIS E-MAIL TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW, COPY THIS E-MAIL AND SEND IT TO YOUR FRIENDS AND REMEMBER: IF YOU SEND IT TO THEM, YOU WILL BENEFIT ALL OF US


Commentary:
This "warning" message claims that an email with an attached file named "Invitation" contains a virus that will destroy the hard drive of the infected computer. According to the message, the attachment opens an "Olympic Torch, which "burns" the whole hard disc C of your computer". However, the claims in the message are untrue. The message is simply a rehashed version of the long running Virtual Card for You virus hoax (see example below) and should not be taken seriously.

An examination of the two messages reveals that they share very similar wording and attempt to perpetrate the same falsehoods. Both hoaxes claim that the information has been announced by CNN, which is untrue. There is nothing on the CNN website about a virus like the one described in the message. Both also claim that the virus has been classified by Microsoft as "the most destructive virus ever" and that the virus "destroys the Zero Sector" of the infected hard drive. These claims are unfounded.

There is no mention of such a virus on any of the major anti-virus company websites other than articles debunking the "warning". McAfee, the company named in the message, dismisses the warning as a hoax.

If you receive this hoax message, please do not forward it to others. Virus hoaxes such as this one do nothing more than clutter inboxes and spread misinformation. If you receive a virus warning via email, always take the time to check the veracity of the message on a reputable anti-virus or anti-hoax website.

Original Version:
WORST VIRUS EVER ---CNN ANNOUNCED

PLEASE SEND THIS TO EVERYONE ON YOUR CONTACT LIST !!

A new virus has just been discovered that has been classified by Microsoft as the most destructive ever

This virus was discovered yesterday afternoon by McAfee and no vaccine has yet ! been developed. This virus simply destroys Sector Zero from the hard disk, where vital information for its functioning are stored.

This virus acts in the following manner:

It sends itself automatically to all contacts on your list with the title "A Card for You".

As soon as the supposed virtual card is o pened the computer freezes so that the user has to reboot. When the ctrl+alt+del keys or the reset button are pressed, the virus destroys Sector Zero, thus permanently destroying the hard disk. Yesterday in just a few hours this virus caused panic in New York, according to news broadcast by CNN. This alert was received by an employee of Microsoft itself.

So don't open any mails with subject: "A Virtual Card for You." As soon as you get the mail, delete it!! Even if you know the sender!!!

Please pass this mail to all of your friends. Forward this to everyone in your address book. I'm sure most people, like myself, would rather receive this notice 25 times than not at all




Osama Bin-Laden hanged hoax


July 2004, a Trojan was sent out bearing the subject line "Osama Found Hanged". The body of the email read:
Osama Bin Ladin was found hanged by two CNN journalists early Wedensday evening. As evidence they took several photos, some of which i have included here. As yet, this information has not hit the headlines due to Bush wanting confirmation of his identity but the journalists have released some early photos over the internet..

The email then included a link to a website which downloaded a variant of the Hackarmy Trojan, a rather ho-hum backdoor that logged on to a predefined IRC server and accepted certain commands. The Trojan was easily detectable by antivirus, the site was shutdown quickly, and few - if any - infections actually occurred as a result.

In short, it was dead in the water before it even started to swim.
Now fast forward to a year later. In July 2005, twelve months after this original non-threat was discovered, someone composed a panicked email claiming:
Emails with pictures of Osama Bin-Laden hanged are being sent and the moment that you open these emails your computer will crash and you will not be able to fix it!!!
This e-mail is being distributed through countries around the globe, but mainly in the US and Israel.
Don't be inconsiderate; send this warning to whomever you know.

Unfortunately, unlike the Trojan it warns about, the email hoax is getting wide distribution, spreading FUD and wasting time and bandwidth. Please do be considerate; DON'T send this warning to anyone you know. It's as bogus as the alleged pictures of Osama are.


http://antivirus.about.com/od/emailhoaxes/a/osamahanged.htm

[Treetops]

Heres another report, saying its a hoax...http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/bl_osama_virus.htm

[Myth1184]

yea considering a Hardrive cant be burned up by a program....Hoax

[WalkaWalka]

well figurativly you can get a program that wipes your hardrive in fifthteen seconds

[Nylo]

Cheers for the info, man =)