virus warning

epops · #1 (**permalink**) 14-02-2008, 04:10 PM

This was sent to me by a freind in the police force so i thought i would let you lot know.

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 ..
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.
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Stewy · #2 (**permalink**) 14-02-2008, 04:18 PM

Looks like another panic attack by the looks of things...........

Olympic Torch Invitation Virus Hoax

It get's worse.............

McAfee – Computer Anti-Virus Software and Internet Security For Your PC

Mercadante · #3 (**permalink**) 14-02-2008, 04:26 PM

"The threat posed by the trojan described in this article has long since ceased to be a significant danger. However, garbled and highly inaccurate warning messages about this trojan continue to circulate. One of these messages combines a highly exaggerated warning about the Bin Laden trojan discussed here with totally false information about a non-existent "Olympic Torch" virus. These warnings do no good and should not be forwarded."
Osama Bin Laden Virus Emails

Kayleigh · #4 (**permalink**) 14-02-2008, 04:29 PM

Thanks for the warning..sent it on..

Stewy · #5 (**permalink**) 14-02-2008, 04:30 PM

Yup, from the Mcafee link I posted.

"We are advising users who receive the email to delete it and DO NOT pass it on as this is how an email HOAX propagates."

Edit: This is to Mercadante post btw.

eeyore · #6 (**permalink**) 14-02-2008, 04:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mercadante

"The threat posed by the trojan described in this article has long since ceased to be a significant danger. However, garbled and highly inaccurate warning messages about this trojan continue to circulate. One of these messages combines a highly exaggerated warning about the Bin Laden trojan discussed here with totally false information about a non-existent "Olympic Torch" virus. These warnings do no good and should not be forwarded."
Osama Bin Laden Virus Emails

quite so - a good clue is the wording "it is better to forward this warning 25 times ...." ie this is chain letter - bin it.

that said its generally not a good idea to open any attachment sent to you by someone you dont know. particularly if its an .exe file

Stewy · #7 (**permalink**) 14-02-2008, 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Kayleigh

Thanks for the warning..sent it on..

Eh?

Paul mabbott · #8 (**permalink**) 14-02-2008, 04:55 PM

It is never a good idea to open any mail that you don't recognise. On the other hand, your mail should be checked automatically by an anti-virus programme because even trusted correspondents might send you a contaminated mail by accident.

Quote:

Originally Posted by eeyore

........that said its generally not a good idea to open any attachment sent to you by someone you dont know. particularly if its an .exe file

Kayleigh · #9 (**permalink**) 14-02-2008, 04:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stewy

Eh?

I was busy sending e-mails to friends..When I came back there were lots of other posts saying it was a hoax

Stewy · #10 (**permalink**) 14-02-2008, 04:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kayleigh

I was busy sending e-mails to friends..When I came back there were lots of other posts saying it was a hoax

Sorry Kayleigh, I wasn't having a pop, will you forgive me?

Kayleigh · #11 (**permalink**) 14-02-2008, 05:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stewy

Sorry Kayleigh, I wasn't having a pop, will you forgive me?

Yes I forgive you..I only sent about four and one of them come back..

NickCantle · #12 (**permalink**) 14-02-2008, 05:19 PM

I love being a Mac user

Jez · #13 (**permalink**) 14-02-2008, 05:21 PM

I get one which comes up with my friend Dared me to to this. I clued up to these type of messages ages ago. Sounds intriguing but who are they-soz cn't trust it!!!!!

Kayleigh · #14 (**permalink**) 14-02-2008, 05:30 PM

I get an e-mail saying hello with a women's name when I open it its porn..I just delete them now..My 17 year old son get them for willy enlarges and Viagra..

NickCantle · #15 (**permalink**) 14-02-2008, 05:34 PM

That all comes down to how openly you distribute your email address.

agrumpycow · #16 (**permalink**) 14-02-2008, 06:12 PM

A few months ago I had an email from my bank asking me to check my details by clicking the link it provided.
When I clicked it it certainly looked like my bank but when I looked at the URL address at the top it was completely different.
I reported it to my bank and they explained that fraudsters just send out those emails in bulk and by the law of averages they will reach someone who deals with that particular bank and who hopefully will get caught out.
It made me realise how easy it is to be caught out.

Susie · #17 (**permalink**) 14-02-2008, 06:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kayleigh

I get an e-mail saying hello with a women's name when I open it its porn..I just delete them now..My 17 year old son get them for willy enlarges and Viagra..

I bet your son wishes he got your messages as I don't suppose at 17 he needs the one he gets.

Some chain letters can be fun but more often than not they are just annoying rubbish and I never forward anything that is threatening.

seamusagleann · #18 (**permalink**) 14-02-2008, 08:41 PM

there was a virus going round about a week ago using msn to spread. it came in the form that one of your contacts had sent u , sorry!!, you, a photo file with a message asking things like "this is my new myspace photo what do you think?". when you opened it it took your list of contacts and sent them the same virus. anyone else get this?

eeyore · #19 (**permalink**) 14-02-2008, 09:40 PM

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Originally Posted by NickCantle

That all comes down to how openly you distribute your email address.

which is a problem if you are running your own biz as you need to distribute it widely so that potential customers can reach you and you get lots of e from people you dont know.

the only solution is top line anti virus/ spyware software and a decent firewall.

NickCantle · #20 (**permalink**) 14-02-2008, 10:34 PM

I can imagine that's a pain in the backside Pete. I'm soon to find out mate, my site goes live soon! I'm very excited. I have 2 email addresses really. One of them I use for serious things and I never get junk in that one, and the other one I created so that I can apply for things without worrying about spam as such. Made sense to me

eeyore · #21 (**permalink**) 14-02-2008, 11:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NickCantle

I can imagine that's a pain in the backside Pete. I'm soon to find out mate, my site goes live soon! I'm very excited. I have 2 email addresses really. One of them I use for serious things and I never get junk in that one, and the other one I created so that I can apply for things without worrying about spam as such. Made sense to me

I have a whole host of hotmail, yahoo , google etc which are throwaways for one off use on registrations and what have you

then i have a work one , and a couple of long term private ones

the trick with your own biz is to have a ghost email which is forwarded to you by your web provider - that way they can filter out 99% of the dross.

coasty · #22 (**permalink**) 20-02-2008, 09:20 AM

[quote=eeyore;235568]I have a whole host of hotmail, yahoo , google etc which are throwaways for one off use on registrations and what have you

then i have a work one , and a couple of long term private ones

QUOTE]

Quite right. I am very protective of my couple of long term serious email accounts ,

and have a few emails I use for throaways..

As a general rule, Dont answer any email or follow any email link to your bank or anywhere that requires a secure log in. Always go from either a saved link or from a web search on google for instance. Phishing emails are responsible for nearly all web related fraud...

Andy

christina · #23 (**permalink**) 20-02-2008, 10:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by seamusagleann

there was a virus going round about a week ago using msn to spread. it came in the form that one of your contacts had sent u , sorry!!, you, a photo file with a message asking things like "this is my new myspace photo what do you think?". when you opened it it took your list of contacts and sent them the same virus. anyone else get this?

I received one from a friend which put an attachment into my documents ("Image24") but during a run of AVG and SpyBot it was destroyed. I now run both programmes every morning. But, before it was destroyed it had randomly picked a couple of names in my contacts list and sent msn messges to them saying "these are my latest nude pics, do you like em" lol. I emailed everyone on my msn contact list informing them not to open any message from me which said I'd sent them a pic.