Maxito Posted March 28, 2008 Share Posted March 28, 2008 Just got this email from one of my cousin. I don't know if it is true or not, but just might has well just post it. PLEASE INFORM EVERYONE 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 file 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXREDSKINS44 Posted March 28, 2008 Share Posted March 28, 2008 Dang that sounds nasty....thanks for the info! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOF44 Posted March 28, 2008 Share Posted March 28, 2008 Looks to be an old hoax. Link Virus Profile: Osama HangedRisk Assessment - Home Users: N/A - Corporate Users: N/A Date Discovered: 9/26/2006 Date Added: 9/28/2006 Origin: N/A Length: N/A Type: Hoax SubType: - DAT Required: N/A Virus Characteristics McAfee Avert Labs HOAX Notice!! McAfee Avert Labs would like to inform you of a new email HOAX. This email message is just a HOAX, currently we know of no other message that the user will receive about the HOAX as the initial email states. McAfee Avert Labs has not received any report of a user's hard drive being erased by opening the email. We are advising users who receive the email to delete it and DO NOT forward it on as this is how an email HOAX propagates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinnedAussie Posted March 30, 2008 Share Posted March 30, 2008 So Maxito, how many people have you sent it to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drums and skins Posted March 30, 2008 Share Posted March 30, 2008 Yay. chain mail. Clogging your inbox since the birth of the internet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxito Posted March 30, 2008 Author Share Posted March 30, 2008 So Maxito, how many people have you sent it to? Not many actually. I don't have too many contacts in my e-mail address. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corcaigh Posted March 30, 2008 Share Posted March 30, 2008 JBe considerate & send this warning to whomever you know. Or not. 2004, 2005 and 2006 called and wants its chain mail back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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