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[quote user="ModelTrainLover"] Virus Warning. IMPORTANT MUST READ!!I just received the following warning from a credible source. Sue Davis Executive Director MNGRR 58 Fore Street Portland, ME 04101 Tel.: 207-828-0814 Fax: 207-879-6132 director@mngrr.org <a href="http://www.mngrr.org/">http://www.mngrr.org/</a> > -------------------------------------------------------------- > URGENT  !!)   TWO SUBJECT  LINES TO BEWARE OF: > > > BETTER  SAFE THAN SORRY. READ AND HEED.  I just verified this  with Snopes and  it is REAL. ALSO WENT TO TRUTH OR  FICTION AND IT'S on  their site also.  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  3 weeks  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 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 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[/quote]Rubbish.Olympic Torch Hoax  <a href="http://www.symantec.com/enterprise/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2006-022115-0852-99">http://www.symantec.com/enterprise/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2006-022115-0852-99</a> Hoax Page from Symantec  <a href="http://www.symantec.com/enterprise/security_response/threatexplorer/risks/hoaxes.jsp">http://www.symantec.com/enterprise/security_response/threatexplorer/risks/hoaxes.jsp</a> Internet Storm Center  <a href="http://www.symantec.com/enterprise/security_response/threatexplorer/risks/hoaxes.jsp">http://www.symantec.com/enterprise/security_response/threatexplorer/risks/hoaxes.jsp</a>Dont bother with the emails from people you dont know or emails you didnt expect.Dont worry about the computer. There is nothing important on it that you gotta save.If you did have things you cannot lose on the computer, put them on a seperate hard disk or burn them to DVD or CD. That way if your machine totally fails you will still have your data.And last.... but not least...Dont populate this alarmist and mythical trash all over the forums. It is totally unnecessary and without knowing or being ignorant can get alot of people into trouble needlessly.Finally the address specificed in the letter is rubbish as well:www.mngrr.org Pings and resolves to: IP 66.33.197.104ARIN at  <a href="http://ws.arin.net/whois">http://ws.arin.net/whois</a>Address:    10 Pointe Drive Address:    Suite 235 City:       Brea StateProv:  CA PostalCode: 92821 Country:    USNetRange:   66.33.192.0 - 66.33.223.255 CIDR:       66.33.192.0/19 NetName:    DREAMHOST-BLK1 NetHandle:  NET-66-33-192-0-1 Parent:     NET-66-0-0-0-0Problem closed.
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