Ottawa Canada Hi Mike:
I don't doubt your sincerity in posting the below message, but it strikes me as a thinly disguised chain letter. CNN and Microsoft don't announce the spread of new viruses, the SWAT team at Carnegie-Melon Univeristy in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania does. Also generally software cannot do physical damage to hardware such as the hard disk. Thanks for the post but it is most likely just a hoax. Brian -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2006 10:34 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [Braillenote] a bit off topic, but still important Good evening or good morning, depending on where you are in the world, I guess everyone's guilty of sending atleast one off topic message to the list at one time or another, and this is my first one, so please don't report me, smile. Like it says in my subject line, "a bit off topic, but still important"I know that not everyone on list uses a pc, but I just thought I'd send you this post anyway, just to be on the safe side. No rule breaking intended. Afterall, with today's technology, you never can tell what you'll pick up when you logon to the net. You'll find my post below: Mike Rochester, NY. 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 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, COPY THIS E-MAIL AND SEND IT TO YOUR FRIENDS AND REMEMBER: IF YOU SEND IT TO THEM, YOU WILL BENEFIT ALL OF US ___ To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.8.4/363 - Release Date: 13/06/2006 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.8.4/363 - Release Date: 13/06/2006 ___ To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote
