Beware of a bad computer virus

[kimmerspixelated]

I got this warning today:


Importance: High



BETTER SAFE THAN SORRY. READ AND HEED.



I just verified this with Snopes and it is REAL.

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 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






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[ck4829]

1. It's a hoax

http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/o/osama.htm

[Alamom]

7. Thanks for the info. n/t

[RoyGBiv]

2. FUD ...

That same letter, with individual details changed, has been circulating for years.

[silverweb]

3. Ancient, reworked hoax.

Check Snopes for your self, as well as McAfee.

[Swamp Rat]

4. hoax

took just a second to find out.

[Nickster]

5. Always check Snopes on these kinds of things.

http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/osama.asp

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

6. Verified With Snopes My Ass, With All Due Respect.

A bit of accuracy goes a long way, ya know.

http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/osama.asp

http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/invitation.asp

[ret5hd]

8. Have you ever got a "good" computer virus?

just wondering.

[elocs]

9. It sounded like a hoax--over the top, but it's good to have a Mac. n/t

[Rick Myers]

10. I have recieved a storm of very odd email this week...

Sure I get the Viagra and porn stuff, but this was VERY disturbing. Several montha ago I was beta-testing a bit of software for a BIG company, and besides the secure website, we also had an external maillist so that the beta-testers could talk with each other. All email came with a header like this: EXT-CODENAME (there was an actual codename). The product has been released and all comms have been closed down.

Then this week I got bombed with a bunch of email with that very header. Somehow, someone has accessed my email and selected that header as something I might open!!! I didn't. Very disturbing.

[BlueJazz]

11. It's Real!...I opened it and look what happened >>>>

[soothsayer]

12. That's a smart twist, to add that "i checked with snopes", lol!