Topic: VIRUS ALERT - VIRUS ALERT
karmafury's photo
Fri 04/06/07 10:32 PM
I M P O R T A N T W A R N I NG ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

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 after-noon.
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!

THIS HAS BEEN CONFIRMED BY SNOPES.

kojack's photo
Fri 04/06/07 11:07 PM
Discovered: January 15, 2002
Updated: February 13, 2007 12:11:06 PM
Type: Hoax


This hoax was first circulated in Portuguese. English, French, Italian
and German versions have also been recorded.

English
URGENT! VIRUS!

This information arrived this morning, from Microsoft and Norton. Please
send it to everybody you know who accesses the Internet.
You may receive an apparently harmless email with a PowerPoint
presentation called "Life is beautiful.pps."
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, email and password.
This is a new virus which started to circulate on Saturday afternoon. WE
NEED TO DO EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO STOP THIS VIRUS.
UOL has already confirmed its dangerousness, and the antivirus Softs are
not capable of destroying it. The virus has been created by a hacker who
calls himself "life owner", and who aims to destroying domestic PCs and
who also fights Microsoft in court!
That’s why it comes disguised with extension pps. He fights in court for
the Windows-XP patent.

MAKE A COPY OF THIS EMAIL TO ALL YOUR FRIENDS.

karmafury's photo
Fri 04/06/07 11:14 PM
Thanx Kojack.

kojack's photo
Fri 04/06/07 11:15 PM
anytime

WillTanner's photo
Fri 04/06/07 11:55 PM
yeah a virus that would do that doesnt really make any sense to me
anyway
its all about the spyware baby!!