Virus Warning

[martymas]

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.

im not sure if this is a hoax or not

it was sent by a freind

marty

[thesidekickcat]

Hi Marty,

Thanks for warning folks just in case it was real.

But it appears to be a hoax, at least that is what I found out on Snopes Urban Legends (clicked on computers...then virus...then the second one down which is Invitation (aka Olympic Torch)

But there were several that are real threats listed on that page... the green dot ones.

Snopes Virus Hoaxes and Realities

So there are nasties out there to be aware of, but not every email warning is real.

I have several other hoax sites to check things out first but don't have time to add them right now. Will come back later and do it if I have a chance.

If you want to read a scary security article try this one from the current PC World Magazine, called "The 10 Biggest Security Risks You Don't Know About".

The 10 Biggest Security Risks PC World Aug 06 mag

Take care folks, stay updated with Windows, Office, and with all your protection anti's, along with surfing safely.

Pat

God bless everyone