warning warning warning

@nhtpscd (1416)
Australia
January 31, 2007 6:55pm CST
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.
4 responses
@freak369 (5113)
• United States
1 Feb 07
This started back in 2005 and is no longer considered a threat to any computer. It's posts like this that keep circulating the information and kicking up dust about it. www.hoax-slayer.com/bin-laden-captured.html
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@nhtpscd (1416)
• Australia
1 Feb 07
it was a message given to me as a moderator of the freecycle group just before putting the alert up. I knew nothing about the previous history as I am new to the internet scene. Thanks though for the link I can now use the link to follow up any further messages just like that
@freak369 (5113)
• United States
1 Feb 07
The Hoax Slayer site has the BEST info about stuff like this. In fact, that is how I learned that I had a virus on my computer. It would activate the 13th of every month and was running on my system without me knowing about it.
• Pakistan
1 Feb 07
Good notification , how come you know about this? , Did this happen to you?
@budsr03 (2350)
• Canada
1 Feb 07
Thank you for the warning. I will warn others and look out for this threat. Take care Nhtpscd.
@alienstar (5142)
• India
1 Feb 07
Yes, better to be cautious than face the consequences isn't it? anyway's, thanks for teh information.I will inform all of my friends in my list and be carefull.These viruses will destroy everything and if we don't care much, then we will be teh loser isn't it?