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Title: Virus Warning
Post by: Snoopy on November 15, 2008, 05:11:18 PM

Just received this via email ~ could be a hoax but I can't see why ~ anyway for what it's worth you've been told.

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 Power Point  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  

EDIT: I calmed your post down a bit Snoopy as it was a hoax and hurting my eyes. Barman

Title: Re: Virus Warning
Post by: TG on November 15, 2008, 05:29:06 PM

Yawn.

Title: Re: Virus Warning
Post by: Snoopy on November 15, 2008, 05:31:15 PM

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Title: Re: Virus Warning
Post by: TG on November 15, 2008, 05:34:50 PM

Soon be Christmas.

Title: Re: Virus Warning
Post by: Bar Wench on November 15, 2008, 09:30:23 PM

I've already had that warning a number of times.  ::)

Title: Re: Virus Warning
Post by: Nick on November 15, 2008, 09:30:52 PM

So it's shite then

Title: Re: Virus Warning
Post by: Darwins Selection on November 15, 2008, 09:41:16 PM

Only people who downloaded Chrome get them  scared2:

Title: Re: Virus Warning
Post by: TG on November 15, 2008, 09:44:19 PM

http://us.mcafee.com/virusInfo/default.asp?id=description&virus_k=99307

Title: Re: Virus Warning
Post by: TG on November 15, 2008, 09:57:37 PM

Quote from: Bar Wench on November 15, 2008, 09:30:23 PM

I've already had that warning a number of times.  ::)

dates from 2002.

Title: Re: Virus Warning
Post by: Bar Wench on November 15, 2008, 10:05:04 PM

Thought so. Bless the hound, always the last to know!

Title: Re: Virus Warning
Post by: Snoopy on November 16, 2008, 11:04:19 AM

And if it had been for real?

If you know about these things I feel you could have acted in a responsible manner and told everyone ~ even if the everyone was me.

I shall now copy it to everyone I know.


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