"Osama Bin Laden Captured" worst virus.......

[yathish]

PLEASE INFORM EVERYONE

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 , 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.

[wycelfjean]

much needed info for everyone .thnx alot

[abeethabsl]

useful info...

[Spoorthi]

nice info yatish.........

[AjayKumar.Kataram]

nice useful info

[Exsecratio]

From the Trend Micro Site:

Osama Bin Laden Virus Warning Hoax

Type: Malware Related
Discovery Date: Apr 9, 2006 12:00:00 AM GMT -0800
Last Reported Date: Apr 9, 2006 12:00:00 AM GMT -0800
Description:

This email hoax warns users that email messages offering pictures of Osama Bin Laden hanged or captured contain a destructive virus that causes affected systems to crash.
While the said email messages have been used by several malware, this warning, or variations of this warning, are already outdated. Users are therefore advised to keep their antivirus software up-to-date, and to refrain from forwarding similar messages to other users.
Original Message:
PLEASE INFORM EVERYONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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!

This e-mail is being distributed through countries around the
globe, but mainly in the US and Israel.

Don't be inconsiderate; send this warning to whomever you know.
If you get an email along the lines of "Osama Bin Laden Captured"
or "Osama Hanged" don't open the attachment.
Description Created: Apr 9, 2006 3:28:35 PM GMT -0800



URL For reference:

Osama Bin Laden Virus Warning Hoax

Kind Rgards

Dave