Really bad virus?

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I just got this email from one of my friends - no idea if it is true. Haven't looked it up my self.... here's the email:

Hey Bro This is been the buzz around the net no one yet knows if this is true like the person said belowe so do sum research and find out and if it is take the actions below

I don't know if this is true and don't have time to check.

> Bob

>

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >> >> HI ALL,

> >> >>

> >> >>

> >> >> I CHECKED WITH NORTON ANTI-VIRUS, AND THEY ARE GEARING UP FOR THIS

> >> >> VIRUS SO I BELIEVE THIS IS REAL.

> >> >>

> >> >>

> >> >> I CHECKED SNOPES.COM , AND IT IS FOR REAL.

> >> >> GET THIS E-MAIL MESSAGE SENT AROUND TO YOUR CONTACTS ASAP.

> >> >>

> >> >>

> >> >> PLEASE FORWARD THIS WARNING AMONG FRIENDS, FAMILY AND CONTACTS!

> >> >>

> >> YOU SHOULD BE ALERT DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS. DO NOT OPEN ANY MESSAGE

> >> WITH AN ATTACHMENT

> >> >>

> >> >>

> >> >> ENTITLED 'INVITATION,' REGARDLESS OF WHO SENT IT TO YOU. IT IS A

> >> >> VIRUS WHICH 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. THIS IS THE REASON

> >> WHY YOU NEED TO 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,' EVEN THOUGH SENT TO YOU

> >> 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!

No idea...my friend just emailed it to everyone on her contacts list....I was a little paranoid in opening it, because I haven't talked to her in a while, and thought it might target my address book and spread it. Seems to be a chain email.

Any thoughts???

AJ

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Looks to me like something is already on their computer sending out spam emails.

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Seems to be a chain email.

Looks like it <_<

This section is just way to sensationalist to be true:

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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Yeah the gave away in that e-mail that makes it most likely a chain mail is the fact that they said that "THIS VIRUS WAS DISCOVERED BY MCAFEE YESTERDAY". Yeah right :lol:

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That's what I thought..I was just making sure that I didn't miss something big going around on the internet.

AJ

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There is no "zero sector" on a HD. <_<

No offense to the poster...I just get a little upset..even I was taken in just a little by the letter.

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The caps lock burns my eyes :|.

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Okey-dokey, I'll shut down my computer immediaetly if I receive email called "invitation". It doesn't matter that I use only webmail-based services. Also the caps-lock is very convincing.

What a trash. I don't believe in it at all.

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It's b.s. because how is some ordinary joe going to know what Symantec, and Microsoft are "gearing up for" the answer is they wouldn't.

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http://www.sophos.com/security/hoaxes/olympic.html

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Dude...I know a lot about computers...I overlooked that...but the point is I was double-checking...I was 95% sure that with the Caps-Locks indicated a fake email, but I was making sure that I didn't miss something going around. I knew such a virus was all but ludicrous, but I wanted to make sure. My home PC's are ridiculously clean (at least I would like to think so :D) and I trust the members on here for their advice.

AJ