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Old 30th October 2007, 21:52   #1 (permalink)
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Life is Beautiful Virus Warning?

I've just received this message. Does anyone know if it's true?

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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 with a Power Point
presentation
' Life is Beautiful '

If you receive it DO NOT OPEN THE FILE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES,
and delete it immediately.

If you open this file, a message will appear on your screen saying:


'It is too late now, your life is no longer beautiful.'


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.

This is a new virus which started to circulate on Saturday afternoon.

AOL has already confirmed the severity, and the anti virus 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!
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Old 30th October 2007, 22:12   #2 (permalink)
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Old 31st October 2007, 08:50   #3 (permalink)
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Thank's Pottsy.
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Thanks for the warning Allan, and you Pottsy for the further info.
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If anything ever says "send it to everyone" then donīt.
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If anything ever says "send it to everyone" then donīt.
All incoming messages get scanned on my computer and a warning comes up before opening if there is any risk of a virus.
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All incoming messages get scanned on my computer and a warning comes up before opening if there is any risk of a virus.
The point of most of these is to create unnecesary traffic which affects performance of the mail servers.
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The point of most of these is to create unnecesary traffic which affects performance of the mail servers.

I agree, but every once in a while there's a real one.
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Old 6th November 2007, 13:03   #9 (permalink)
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I have never seen a real virus warning reporting in a chain email in my many years of working in IT. They are all hoaxes and people should always research the warning before mindlessly passing it allong. the virus IS the email except it requires the infection of a human being instead of a computer system in order to spread
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Ok, fair enough, I won't do it future!
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Its an easy mistake to make. Just be sure to go a quick google search before forwarding on any chain email
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Its an easy mistake to make. Just be sure to go a quick google search before forwarding on any chain email
Or, simply donīt forward any chain mail.
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