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Barbara
14-02-2006, 01:32 PM
Not sure if it is true but better to be safe than sorry . . . . . . .

Please read the attached warning issued today.

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.

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.




Leigh
14-02-2006, 01:37 PM
Generally when they make a point of you forwarding it to everyone you know it's a hoax.

Hoax Slayer (http://www.hoax-slayer.com/olympic-torch-virus-hoax.html)

Barbara
14-02-2006, 03:59 PM
Thanks for the link Leigh

I am always weary of those emails but you just never know if they are true or not.

MissieK
15-02-2006, 10:15 AM
I never pay attention to those e-mails. My DH is a bit of an Internet Security nut & always tells me if there are any viruses I need to worry about :)

Melissa