VERY IMPORTANT

[Astir]

FW: please read and fwd onThese are not current/not real...  Both have been circulating for some time.

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>From   www.snopes.com

Osama Captured/Hanged


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

Status:   Real, but outdated. 

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>From Symantec.com (Norton Antivirus)

Discovered: February 21, 2006
Updated: February 21, 2006 01:50:27 PM ZE9
Also Known As: Olympic Torch hoax [Sophos]
Type: Hoax
Symantec Security Response encourages you to ignore any messages regarding this hoax. It is harmless and is intended only to cause unwarranted concern. 
Please ignore any messages regarding this hoax and do not pass on messages. Passing on messages about the hoax only serves to further propagate it. 

The Olympic Torch Hoax is being spread through email. It has been reported that the following text of the hoax may differ slightly in the various messages going around. The email warns of a virus that burns the whole hard disk drive a computer. This virus does not exist.



  ----- 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 ""
  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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