[Editor's Note: I don't know this fellow, but he put me on his mailing list a year ago. He tends to go for patriot postings. Generally, his stuff is OK, but some things there concern me. I'm always suspicious and dubious of anonymous warnings about anything because serious people will usually identify themselves out of a sense of responsibility. Another red flag is the reference to snopes.com as a source of verification ~please, give me a break. And then there's the "Olympic Torch" that will burn up your hard drive. Come on!

Update Oct, 22, 2008: I got the above e-mail late last night and didn't have time to check it. I just checked it out and, sure enough, it's a hoax. That tells me that ole Bob isn't taking the time to investigate and check out what he's posting. That's not good, but it is typical of patriot sites which are heavy on paranoia, but light on fact-checking. . ....Ken]

http://educate-yourself.org/lte/computerviruswarning21oct08.shtml
October 21, 2008

MICROSOFT: "WORST VIRUS EVER" ~ Real or Hoax? (Oct 21 2008)

----- Original Message -----
From: BOB ROSE <torosh@swbell.net>
To: Bob Rose
Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2008 12:57 AM
Subject: MICROSOFT: "WORST VIRUS EVER"

Thought I should send along...

TWO SUBJECT LINES TO BEWARE OF :

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!!!!!!

 

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