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Email Virus Alert. HERE YOU HAVE IT- DON'T OPEN IT - whalesong - 09-26-2011
PLEASE READ :
Anyone using Internet mail such as Yahoo, Hotmail, AOL and so on. This information arrived this morning. Direct from both Microsoft and Norton. Please send it to everybody you know who has Access to the Internet.
You may receive an apparently harmless e-mail titled; ''HERE YOU HAVE IT", If you open the file, a message will appear on your screen saying: ''IT IS TOO LATE NOW, YOUR LIFE IS NO LONGER BEAUTIFUL, F*** YOU and DIE''....... Subsequently you will LOSE EVERYTHING IN YOUR PC. And the person who sent it to you will gain access to your Name, e-mail and password, etc. This is a new virus which started to circulate on Saturday afternoon. AOL has already confirmed the severity, and the antivirus software's are not capable of destroying it.
The virus has been created by a hacker who calls himself 'life owner'.
PLEASE SEND A COPY OF THIS E-MAIL TO ALL YOUR FRIENDS, And ask them to PASS IT ON IMMEDIATELY!!!!!
RE: Email Virus Alert. HERE YOU HAVE IT- DON'T OPEN IT - mdd7000 - 09-26-2011
It is a HOAX. This has been circulating for well over a year.
http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/lifeisbeautiful.asp
RE: Email Virus Alert. HERE YOU HAVE IT- DON'T OPEN IT - ericlp - 09-26-2011
hehe but you get an "A" for effort. Next time do a search on this stuff. The only way your going to get a virus these days if you click on an attachment ...
Never Never NEVER click on attachments from unknown senders or even people if you know if in doubt -- esp if it is an executable .exe file.
As Mdd7000 has already pointed out, Snopes and other sites are a good way to check for hoax emails.
RE: Email Virus Alert. HERE YOU HAVE IT- DON'T OPEN IT - TheodoreJay - 09-26-2011
Not true you can become infected just by clicking on the wrong site and browsing.....been there. When in doubt run a good virus scan daily and back up your info. if important.
Play safe and use protection....don't get infected, ha
RE: Email Virus Alert. HERE YOU HAVE IT- DON'T OPEN IT - ericlp - 09-26-2011
Yup, unless your running firefox or chrome ... Both have secure sandbox modes for safe browsing even tho 99% of all website attacks exploit out of date Microsoft browsers ... Just switching to chrome and using incognito mode built into chrome will eliminate any worry about visiting sites.
I might add chrome is super fast and is my pick for the best browser on any OS (mac, Linux or Windows)
RE: Email Virus Alert. HERE YOU HAVE IT- DON'T OPEN IT - PaulW - 09-26-2011
I once worked for a large company where the new head of computing sent out one of these warnings. Oh how we laughed.
Well intentioned, but still funny.
Here's a recent one:
Beware of the TALIBAN virus!
Hi,
You have just received a Taliban virus. Since we are not so technologicaly advanced in Afghanistan, this is a MANUAL virus. Please delete all the files on your hard disk yourself and send this mail to everyone you know.
Thank you very much.
RE: Email Virus Alert. HERE YOU HAVE IT- DON'T OPEN IT - whalesong - 09-26-2011
In the future Paul, I'll keep the alert's I receive to myself..and glad you got your laugh of the day, from the POST...Nice to know, I made others laugh today...as laughter is the best medicine...lol
RE: Email Virus Alert. HERE YOU HAVE IT- DON'T OPEN IT - Kapohocat - 09-26-2011
quote:
Originally posted by PaulW...
Beware of the TALIBAN virus!
Hi,
You have just received a Taliban virus. Since we are not so technologicaly advanced in Afghanistan, this is a MANUAL virus. Please delete all the files on your hard disk yourself and send this mail to everyone you know...
That was very funny! Thanks for the laugh.
RE: Email Virus Alert. HERE YOU HAVE IT- DON'T OPEN IT - StillHope - 09-26-2011
quote:"Not Hawaii-specific"
Originally posted by PaulW
Beware of the TALIBAN virus!
(mini- PW) [
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RE: Email Virus Alert. HERE YOU HAVE IT- DON'T OPEN IT - Kapohocat - 09-27-2011
Still hope - is this better? haha!
Beware of the COH Bldg dept virus!
Hi,
You have just received a COH Bldg Dept virus. Since we are not so technologically advanced in the County of Hawaii, this is a MANUAL virus. Please delete all the files on your hard disk yourself and send this mail to everyone you know.
Thank you very much.
Catherine Dumond
www.dakineworkers.com