Virus Warning

• Virus Warning pumaward Posted : 6/27/2006 6:43:06 AM I haven't Snopesed this yet, but I'm going to post it anyway. It's an e-mail that was sent to me:   Good morning: As some of you know, I am a search and rescue pilot for the USAF Aux.  Missions are few; flying is always good. Last evening I received the attached Flash message from our Unit PR person.  [color=#ff0000]IT IS REAL.  [/color] Good luck and best regards, Nils [color=#ff0000]- FLASH -[/color]   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, but mainly in the US and Israel.   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. SEND THIS E-MAIL TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW Hope you don't need this. Nils (1Lt Ericksen) LIKE 2 REPLIES 83 VIEWS LAST POST PUMAWARD Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• marty_ga Posted : 6/27/2006 12:36:58 PM It's an oldie...no threat.  My DH works for the AF and forwards anything from HQ on to me that I need to be aware of, and it doesn't happen often.  Just wondering if you actually know this person who sent this.... 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• pumaward Posted : 6/27/2006 12:40:21 PM No, it was forwarded to me.   I snopes it afterwards and did find out that it was from '04 or something. I just forgot about posting it [] 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login