Warning on new virus

superpursuit83 · 08-02-2007, 01:29 PM

I have not seen this posted yet, sounds bad

www.afp.gov.au

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.
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.

MITCHAY · 08-02-2007, 01:32 PM

I thought this is an old warning?

Quote:

If you receive a mail called "invitation", though sent by a friend, do not open it and shut down your computer immediately.

All well and good but how do you get rid of it when your computer is off?

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M14A-Mclaren · 08-02-2007, 01:34 PM

Got a link to some of these claims?

eMpTy · 08-02-2007, 01:38 PM

Been receiving emails along the lines of this warning for the past couple of years.
Gotta love hoax's that keep doing the rounds.

M14A-Mclaren · 08-02-2007, 01:42 PM

http://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/hoax...s+Warning+Hoax

S3SR · 08-02-2007, 01:50 PM

yeah a friends boss got this, killed his HDD....lols

zero sector is recovered by formatting anyways, this can also happen if formatting and you turn the power off half way...though it wont recover files...SO BACK UP

i wouldnt mind seeing how this virus works, might have to search and download it..wont affect a linux box..

kyro_02 · 08-02-2007, 02:06 PM

oh well, time to put my tin foil hat on

sgt_doofey · 08-02-2007, 02:13 PM

It's a hoax!

Now that I have your attention: http://www.hoax-slayer.com/invitatio...s-warning.html

Tommo224 · 08-02-2007, 02:16 PM

lol woulda expected this to come out around the time of the 9/11 thingo lol..

guess its been going around for a while ay?

blueoval · 08-02-2007, 02:27 PM

even if its a hoax, its good to be wary of other nasties.