VERY IMPORTANT

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FW: please read and fwd onfrom snopes.com (http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/osama.asp)
Osama Captured/Hanged


Virus:   "Osama bin Laden Captured" and "Osama bin Laden Hanged" 

Status:   Real, but outdated. 

Examples: 


      [Collected on the Internet, 2004] 

      Hey, Just got this from CNN, Osama Bin Laden has been captured! A video and some pictures have been released. Go to the link below for pictures, I will update the page with the video as soon as I can. 


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      [Collected on the Internet, 2004] 

      Osama Found Hanged 

      Osama Bin Ladin was found hanged by two CNN journalists early Wedensday evening. 

      As evidence they took several photos, some of which i have included here. 

      As yet, this information has not hit the headlines due to Bush wanting confirmation of his identity but the journalists have released some early photos over the internet.. 

      http://24.13.130.125:89/OsamaFoundDead.zip 


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      [Collected on the Internet, 2005] 

      Turn on your TV. 
      Osama Bin Laden has been captured. 

      While CNN has no pictures at this point of time, the military channel (PPV) released some pictures. 
      I managed to capture a couple of these pictures off my TV. 
      Ive attached a slideshow containing all the pictures I managed to capture. 
      I apologize for the low quality, its the best I could do at this point of time. 
      Hopefully CNN will have pictures and a video soon. 

      God bless the USA!  


Origins:   There 
        
are few headlines that would grab the attention of more computer users around the world than news of Osama bin Laden's having been captured or killed, so that's exactly the bait pranksters have used more than once in attempting to lure unsuspecting victims users of Microsoft Windows platforms into installing malicious code onto their computers. 

In July 2004 a message claiming to offer links to photographs of Osama Bin Laden's suicide was spammed to multiple newsgroups. The links actually tricked users into opening a file that installed the Backdoor.Hacarmy.D trojan horse. 

In June 2005, similarly-themed e-mail message claimed to offer images of the capture and arrest of Osama bin Laden scanned from news videos and collected in an attached ZIP file, but the attachment actually harbored a version of the Psyme Trojan. 

Both trojans were easily detected and removed with updated virus protection software, and neither Osama message is circulating widely or poses much of a threat to PC users any more. 

Last updated:   29 July 2005 


  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Stacey Vise 
  To: central-city-discuss 
  Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2006 6:31 PM
  Subject: VERY IMPORTANT


  Be Informed:

  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, 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:

  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.



      Debbie Dimino 
      Research Associate/Package Testing 
      480-754-3821/Mail Station #5039 
      Fax:480-754-6116 
      email:diminod at dialcorp.com 
       Information and attachments contained in this correspondence are proprietary and confidential to The Dial Corporation, a Henkel Company



Sarah L. Carter


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