SD Nihil Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 Just verified this with Snopes and it is REAL. ALSO WENT TO TRUTH OR FICTION, IT'S on their site also. PLEASE INFORM EVERYONE you 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 t o fix it! 1.) If you get an e-mail 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: 2.) You should be alert during the next few days: Do not open any message with an attached file 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 e-mail called 'invitation', though sent by a friend. Do not open it!!! 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!!!!!! Word of wisdom to everyone: Don't ever open any attachments unless it's from a site you trust. Scanning any attachments you receive with an antivirus program is also wise. --Jae Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Doctor Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 Sure, it's a real threat, but according to Snopes it's outdated. And their page on it was updated in 2006. If it was outdated in '06, it's ancient history now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue Nine Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 Wrong place to post this. Sorry, Niner--I moved the thread before seeing you closed it. --Jae Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tk102 Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 One of the first rules of the Internet: Never send an email that says "send this email to everyone you know" or post it to any forum. The warning itself is the true virus and you are proliferating it when you distribute it. Its 'payload' is its ability to waste people's time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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