New Virus have you heard???

[Omega]

Has anyone else heard about this at all?? I hadn't :(

This information arrived this morning direct from both Microsoft and
Norton.

Please send it to everybody you know who has access to the Internet.

You may receive an apparently harmless email with a Power Point
presentation
'Life is beautiful.'

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.'

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..

AOL has already confirmed the severity, and the antivirus software's are
not capable of destroying it.

The virus has been created by a hacker who calls himself 'life owner.'

[Noise Stopper]

It apparently also circulates as "Merry Christmas"

Ian :nfh1:

[sp54]

Yes, I've also been alerted about a Merry Christmas one that comes with an attachment :(
Do not open it even though it says it is from someone you know :(

[er 59]

Thanks for the info why do people have to be so malicious :(

[Eskander]

Hmm, worth having a look at this from the Norton (Symantec) web site:

http://www.symantec.com/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2002-011511-0444-99

[mazza]

Thanks Esk, this type of thing keeps happening, doesn't it? These nerds that do these hoaxes really are tragic :frown: .