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I copied and pasted an e-mail a friend sent about a major computer virus going around. , is this really true?

  • URGENT!! > >> >BETTER SAFE THAN SORRY. READ AND HEED. > >> >I just verified this with Snopes and it is REAL. > >> >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

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    Yes, this is real, but outdated. It an old hoax that tries to get you to download a virus when you click the link to see the picture of him being hanged. Here is the link to the Snopes site that explain it. http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/osama.asp

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Please do NOT send that out! It's an ancient urban legend/scam e-mail. It's been around in one variation or another for over 10 years now. Just delete it, please!

Bostonian In MO

No, it's a hoax - but always be on the safe side and visit www.snopes.com and it's a site for hoaxes, etc. You can always double check there.

Kelly S

Most of these types of e-mails are just scams. Real security threats are posted on Microsoft's website. Ignore it, and most of all, don't send the e-mail to everyone you know. The e-mail itself might be a virus, or an attempt to phish/farm all your friend's addresses.

Lilly

if you have hotmail, norton automaticly does a scan, but if you see the e-mail, i don't see why the virus could get to your computer, unless they tampered withhyperlinks and stuff

hiimpaul

Most probably this is just a chain letter! people make them up and send them around all them time, have you ever gotten one that told you you were going to die? i have, lots of them and here i am typing away to answer your question. so just ignore, if there really was something like that going around it would make the news, not your inbox,. Hope i helped, Bye

briacass

Yah yah yah, this virus DOES not exist and chances are if you just copied and pasted it in TEXT format, it should do nothing, but if anything was attached, you may have sent a virus. Viruses are always able to be repaired in a matter of hours once discovered. Chances are good that viruses cant just shutdown your computer in a second, they have to logout and shutdown manually unless they manage to mess with the computers hardware on the physical portion, such as overclocking your processor until it melts and such. They can do that and be careful.

firemage86404

i would not send that to anyone i know. i delete stuff like that when people send me things

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