[TechAssist] Re: Fw: WARNING. NEW VIRUS .... VERY IMPORTANT WARNING(for real!!)
- From: "John @ Myers TV" <myers_tv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2004 14:04:26 -0500
Gary, You didn't find it, because it is an urban legend.
Go here: http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/bl_life_is_beautiful.htm
You were right to be suspicious. This hoax has been going around since 2002.
Looks like Don got fooled.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gary McCartney" <gary@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2004 1:55 PM
Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Fw: WARNING. NEW VIRUS .... VERY IMPORTANT
WARNING(for real!!)
> Don, did you confirm this virus before posting it to the list? I checked
> Symantec web site and didn't notice it mentioned.
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> Gary McCartney
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> McCartney Electronics
> Guelph Ontario Canada
> Est. 1984
> email: gary (at) number63.ca
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> Electron Sound and Percussion wrote:
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> > From: Don Ferrey
> > To: Sky Cardwell ; Wayne Ferrey ; Terry Vickers ; Mellisa & Kevin Prouse
; Michel Valade ; Marni Braaten ; lrmoulton@xxxxxxx ; laurie pohl ;
kenlorivickers@xxxxxxx ; Kathy Ferrey ; jrlcardwell@xxxxxxx ; John & Marion
Cullen ; Jocelyn Rahier ; jimjoew ; Jeff Ferrey ; George & Bernice Alleman ;
Fred & Ginny Barnett ; Frank & Kathy Belair ; Electron Sound and Percussion
; Dennis Megale ; Dean & June ; Dan Fitzpatrick ; Dan & Kim ;
cis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ; Chuck Burlet ; Chip ; Brad Turner
> > Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2004 8:42 AM
> > Subject: Fw: WARNING. NEW VIRUS .... VERY IMPORTANT WARNING(for real!!)
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> > Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2004 5:46 PM
> > Subject: Fw: WARNING. NEW VIRUS .... VERY IMPORTANT WARNING(for real!!)
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> >>Subject: Fw: WARNING. NEW VIRUS .... VERY IMPORTANT WARNING(for real!!)
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> >>Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2004 12:59:17 -0800 (Pacific Standard Time)
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> >>Very Important Warning !!
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> >>Please be extremely careful especially if using Internet mail such > >as
> >>Yahoo, Hotmail and so on. This information arrived this morning > >from
> >>Microsoft and Norton. Please send it to everybody you know who >
>accesses
> >>the Internet. You may receive an apparently harmless e- > >mail with a
Power
> >>Point presentation, "Life is beautiful. pps". If > >you receive it, DO
NOT
> >>OPEN THE FILE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, and > >delete it immediately. If
you
> >>open this file, a message will appear > >on your screen saying: "It is
too
> >>late now, your life is no longer > >beautiful", and, subsequently you
will
> >>LOSE EVERYTHING IN YOUR PC > >and the person who sent it to you will
gain
> >>access to your name, > >e-mail, and password. This is a new virus which
> >>started to circulate > >on Saturday afternoon. WE NEED TO DO EVERY THING
> >>POSSIBLE TO STOP > >THIS VIRUS. AOL has already confirmed the severity,
and
> >>Antivirus > >software is not capable of destroying it. The virus has
been
> >>created > >by a hacker who calls himself "life owner". PLEASE MAKE A
COPY OF
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> >>>>THIS E-MAIL AND SENT IT TO ALL OF YOUR FRIENDS and PASS IT ON >
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> >>>IMMEDIATELY!!!! > >
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