E mailed virus

[steve]

I have just been sent a warning from my company about a virus that is doing the rounds that there is no fix for and it will destroy your hard drive.

If you recieve an e mail from anyone even if you know them, entitled invitation DO NOT open it.

This mail will come from someone in your contacts so let them all know too.

[Baker]

Cheers dude, nice of you to let us know, i'll keep an eye out for it!

[Rick Brown]

yep thanks for that mate

[True Saxon]

had the same message at work... also one with an attachment entitled "sadam captured" or "sadam hanging"

norton say this is the worst virus todate as it attacks your hard drives root sector...

kiddies got clever :)

[dave_mawe]

best back up my music on a my fathers external hardrive, only the music though the rest isn't very important :devil:

[ji_]

This is a Hoax.... (as are most messages that tell you to forward them to everyone you know ;) )

From an atinvirus site....

Commentary:
This "warning" message claims that an email with an attached file named "Invitation" contains a virus that will destroy the hard drive of the infected computer. According to the message, the attachment opens an "Olympic Torch, which "burns" the whole hard disc C of your computer". However, the claims in the message are untrue. The message is simply a rehashed version of the long running Virtual Card for You virus hoax (see example below) and should not be taken seriously.

An examination of the two messages reveals that they share very similar wording and attempt to perpetrate the same falsehoods. Both hoaxes claim that the information has been announced by CNN, which is untrue. There is nothing on the CNN website about a virus like the one described in the message. Both also claim that the virus has been classified by Microsoft as "the most destructive virus ever" and that the virus "destroys the Zero Sector" of the infected hard drive. These claims are unfounded.

There is no mention of such a virus on any of the major anti-virus company websites other than articles debunking the "warning". McAfee, the company named in the message, dismisses the warning as a hoax.

If you receive this hoax message, please do not forward it to others. Virus hoaxes such as this one do nothing more than clutter inboxes and spread misinformation. If you receive a virus warning via email, always take the time to check the veracity of the message on a reputable anti-virus or anti-hoax website.


....so yes be careful of e-mails with attachments, and always back everything up, but this warning is rubbish!