Computer Virus Alert

[Spiraling Leopard]

COMPUTER VIRUS ALERT! Mainly affects those in US and Israel but beware of following:TWO SUBJECT LINES of which to be AWARE.
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!
1.) 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 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.
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 an e-mail called 'invitation', even though sent by a
friend. Do not open it!!!

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
other vital information is kept.
SEND THIS E-MAIL TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW!!!!

Computer virus alert!
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.

WARNING!! 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 e-mail along the lines of 'Osama Bin Laden Captured' or
'Osama Hanged', don't open the Attachment!!!!

[TruthSpreader]

Thank you, Robert.

[Rubystars]

http://www.hoax-slayer.com/olympic-torch-virus-hoax.html

[ProJews_Chinese]

Not that I am trying to advocate anything here, but I have been using Ubuntu Linux as the operating system of my computer for quite some time, and I tend to forget about the dangers of malicious e-mail attachments because Linux is more invulnerable to threats than Microsoft Windows. You hardly need an anti-virus software for Linux. (Just a food for thought)

[muman613]

Not that I am trying to advocate anything here, but I have been using Ubuntu Linux as the operating system of my computer for quite some time, and I tend to forget about the dangers of malicious e-mail attachments because Linux is more invulnerable to threats than Microsoft Windows. You hardly need an anti-virus software for Linux. (Just a food for thought)

Yes, quite a few of us use Linux. I too use Ubuntu.. At work my group is still using Ubuntu8.04 (though we will soon be upgrading the entire group to 10.04)... At home I run 10.04 and I am evaluating 11.04 in a virtual machine (I need to make sure my apps work on several linux platforms.)


And I agree that for the most part I dont worry about malware and viruses.

[Kahane-Was-Right BT]

You should never really open any attachments unless its something you are expecting from someone you know.