Dangerous pc Virus by email, pls read

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Bev Rose

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Hello all,

I've just had this email sent to me, so i thought i'd share it with you all.

Can't lose my pc memory, my own's bad enough!!

Seriously tho, it's worth a read through.

I'm sure someone will tell me it's a hoax, however, it always helps to be informed.

Take care xx
Subject: Fw: Please Inform Everyone
> >> >

> >> > 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.

> >> >

> >> > _________________________________________________________________

disclosure under the NHS Code of Openness or the Freedom of

 
Thanks for that, i'm not going to open anything. Better email my Dad he opens everything!

Teri x
 

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