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>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 alertduring 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'; return true;" onfiltered="window.status=''; return true;" href="http://www.serverlogic3.com/lm/rtl3.asp?si=22&k=hard%20disc" double;? 3px border-bottom: none;>hard disc C of your
> computer. This virus will be received from someone
> who has your
> e-mail address in his/her contact l ist, 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.
>
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Thank you Gregg for passing this on.
www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/i/invitation.htm
The "Invitation" or "Olympic Torch" Virus-Fiction!
Summary of the eRumor:
The forwarded email warns of a new virus that comes in an email with an attachment called "Invitation." It allegedly contains a virus that "opens an Olympic Torch" and destroys your hard drive.
The Truth:
This virus warning, which began circulating at the opening of the 2006 Winter Olympics in February, is a hoax. There is no such virus.
One of the clues that the eRumor is a hoax is that it borrows language from another classic virus hoax. The reference to CNN, the description that Microsoft has classified it as "the most destructive virus ever," the contention that it was discovered "yesterday" by McaFee, and the reference to the "Zero Sector" of the hard disc are all wording borrowed from a classic Internet virus hoax about "A Card for You."
http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/o/osama.htm
Messages that Claim to Have Pictures of Osama Bin Laden's Suicide is Actually a Virus-Truth! & Fiction!
Summary of the eRumor
There are at aleast a couple of versions of this eRumor. One warns that an email that claims to include pictures of Osama Bin Laden's suicide is actually designed to trick you into opening a file that contains a virus. Another says that it's the worst virus every known and will crash your hard drive.
The Truth
There is no Osama Bin Laden suicide or any suicide photos, but one of the emails claiming to have the pictures is actually carrying a virus. The goal of the email is to trick recipients into clicking the attached file. That unleashes a Trojan Hose type virus that makes it possible for the virus writers to take over your computer and use it as a messenger for reaching other computers. It is similar to the Anna Kournikova virus that circulated before this one and tried to lure recipients into clicking the file by offering nude photos. The folks at Sophos Anti-Virus classed it as VBS/Nedal-A and say it's been around since 2002. For more details, go to:
http://us.mcafee.com/virusInfo/default.asp...p;virus_k=99686
In June, 2002, a corrupted version of this Osama Bin Laden warning started circulating along with a virus warning that is an old hoax. It claimed that if you opened the attachment to the Osama Bin Laden email you would get a virus that will destroy your hard drive. That is not true. Then the eRumor also talks about an "Invitation" or "Olympic Torch" virus, which does not exist and is a hoax.
The "Invitation" or "Olympic Torch" Virus-Fiction!
Summary of the eRumor:
The forwarded email warns of a new virus that comes in an email with an attachment called "Invitation." It allegedly contains a virus that "opens an Olympic Torch" and destroys your hard drive.
The Truth:
This virus warning, which began circulating at the opening of the 2006 Winter Olympics in February, is a hoax. There is no such virus.
One of the clues that the eRumor is a hoax is that it borrows language from another classic virus hoax. The reference to CNN, the description that Microsoft has classified it as "the most destructive virus ever," the contention that it was discovered "yesterday" by McaFee, and the reference to the "Zero Sector" of the hard disc are all wording borrowed from a classic Internet virus hoax about "A Card for You."
http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/o/osama.htm
Messages that Claim to Have Pictures of Osama Bin Laden's Suicide is Actually a Virus-Truth! & Fiction!
Summary of the eRumor
There are at aleast a couple of versions of this eRumor. One warns that an email that claims to include pictures of Osama Bin Laden's suicide is actually designed to trick you into opening a file that contains a virus. Another says that it's the worst virus every known and will crash your hard drive.
The Truth
There is no Osama Bin Laden suicide or any suicide photos, but one of the emails claiming to have the pictures is actually carrying a virus. The goal of the email is to trick recipients into clicking the attached file. That unleashes a Trojan Hose type virus that makes it possible for the virus writers to take over your computer and use it as a messenger for reaching other computers. It is similar to the Anna Kournikova virus that circulated before this one and tried to lure recipients into clicking the file by offering nude photos. The folks at Sophos Anti-Virus classed it as VBS/Nedal-A and say it's been around since 2002. For more details, go to:
http://us.mcafee.com/virusInfo/default.asp...p;virus_k=99686
In June, 2002, a corrupted version of this Osama Bin Laden warning started circulating along with a virus warning that is an old hoax. It claimed that if you opened the attachment to the Osama Bin Laden email you would get a virus that will destroy your hard drive. That is not true. Then the eRumor also talks about an "Invitation" or "Olympic Torch" virus, which does not exist and is a hoax.
Sorry, that was sent to me by my mom.
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