Virus Warning

**hairy** · #1 (**permalink**) 07-30-2005, 07:54 AM

Just received an email this morning from a very good friend, and reliable source. It was as follows

VERY IMPORTANT WARNING

Please Be Extremely Careful especially if using internet mail
such as Yahoo, Hotmail, AOL and so on. 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 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
afternoon. AOL has already confirmed the severity, and the antivirus
software's are not capable of destroying it. The virus has been created by a
hacker who calls himself "life owner."

**Syrus XL Media** · #2 (**permalink**) 07-30-2005, 08:26 AM

Hi hairy,

I just ran a check on this email because it doesnt sound authentic. And found its just another 'scam'.

If anyone is unsure of an email of similar content, all you need to do is copy the entire contents - Then go to www.google.com and paste it in the search box. A majority of time it will come with a list of websites confirming its a scam.

Normally, any email that contains a line like 'Please send it to everybody you know who accesses the Internet.' is just another scam/spamming email chain.

**hairy** · #3 (**permalink**) 07-30-2005, 10:54 AM

Oh dear, cheers boss. Feel a bit daft now

I now know how to check 'em out in the future tho'

Thanks

**helslayer** · #4 (**permalink**) 07-30-2005, 02:31 PM

Don't be mate...better to be cautious