[DeTomaso] FW: Virus Alert: IT'S A HOAX!!!!

[George Luif]

I previously sent a message to the list indicating the HOAX but was  
bounced by the admin unlike you Mark.  Maybe I should make a donation  
or get to know the right people.


George Luif
Audio Technician
Acoustic Designer
Flashpoint,  The Academy of Media Arts and Sciences





On Jun 19, 2007, at 6:36 PM, Mark Charlton wrote:

> People really should just Google this stuff before sending out  
> warnings.
> It's a hoax from 2006.
>
>
> On 6/17/07 6:39 PM, "Greg Landwehr     " <pantera928 at bellsouth.net>  
> wrote:
>
>> FW: Virus Alert         READ THIS ONE !!!!                    
>> 36Real? I don't
>> know. Maybe worth checking into.
>> Greg
>>
>>
>>   I checked with Norton Antivirus and they are gearing up for this  
>> virus
>>
>>   so I believe this is real.  I checked snopes.com and this is for  
>> real.
>>
>>   Get this sent around to your contacts ASAP...we don't need this   
>> spreading
>> around.
>>
>>   READ AS SOON AS POSSIBLE  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. COPY THIS E-MAIL AND  
>> SEND IT TO YOUR
>> FRIENDS AND REMEMBER: IF YOU SEND IT TO THEM, YOU WILL BENEFIT
>>
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