READ AS SOON AS POSSIBLE

United States
November 28, 2006 9:07pm CST
WARNING -- READ AS SOON AS POSSIBLE This has been checked with snopes.com and this is for real.. Get this sent around to your contacts ASAP...we don't need this spreading around..... 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 s hould 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
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@happygal68 (3275)
• United States
2 Dec 06
I just checked it out on truthorfiction.com. Here is what they had to say about it: The "Invitation" or "Olympic Torch" Virus-Fiction! Summary of the eRumor: The forwarded email warns of a new virus that comes in an email with an attachment called "Invitation." It allegedly contains a virus that "opens an Olympic Torch" and destroys your hard drive. The Truth: This virus warning, which began circulating at the opening of the 2006 Winter Olympics in February, is a hoax. There is no such virus. One of the clues that the eRumor is a hoax is that it borrows language from another classic virus hoax. The reference to CNN, the description that Microsoft has classified it as "the most destructive virus ever," the contention that it was discovered "yesterday" by McaFee, and the reference to the "Zero Sector" of the hard disc are all wording borrowed from a classic Internet virus hoax about "A Card for You." After reading this you really don't have to worry about this one. Thanks for posting it just incase it would have turned out to be real. :-]
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• United States
29 Nov 06
Actually this is fake, I just checked snopes and urbanlegends myself. Try looking here: http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/invitation.asp Anytime someone tells you to "send this e-mail to everyone you know", the information is suspect.
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• United States
29 Nov 06
A member of our club checked with snopes and that's why we are passing this along. Better to b safe than sorry. Thanks Diane Friday
• United States
29 Nov 06
By the way, I think that this was announce 2 months ago. I receive the notice yesterday.
• United States
2 Dec 06
I don't know if it is a hoax or not. But I do know that you shouldn't ever open any message if you do not know who sent it. If we all try to do this, we will protect our computers. It it is always better to be safe than sorry.
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• India
29 Nov 06
thnks a lot
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• Canada
29 Nov 06
Thanks for sharing
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@raj0019 (2623)
• Argentina
29 Nov 06
Thank you so much for that precious warning! Otherwise my habit is to open all the received messages before deleting them. Thank you again :)
• United States
29 Nov 06
Is this real or just another one of those fake warnings? People really should look into them before they get people worried.
• United States
29 Nov 06
This is real. If you open it up, I hope that you have backedup your files and have enough money to buy another computer.
@polachicago (18716)
• United States
29 Nov 06
Thank you for warning.
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