This is a hoax. See http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/family.pictures.html
The text makes it a dead giveaway that it is a hoax. Intel is a chip manufacturer. They would never issue a warning like this. Marshall Igor Kaplun wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "jdfo" <[email protected]> > > Sent: Friday, November 09, 2001 7:54 AM > > Subject: Virus > > > > > > > Got this notice from my friend Mass ... > > > > > > He stays very much on top of web security threats ... > > > > > > Take it seriously > > > InfoHot received the following message for distribution. We are > forwarding > > > this message as a service to our subscribers, affiliates and > friends to > > help > > > them keep their email and computer files safe. > > > ------------------------------------- > > > Message > > > ------------------------------------- > > > I just received word of two new viruses: > > > > > > 1) First : > > > Subject: Danger ahead > > > Hi - This looks like a bad one that's coming. Forward this to > others. > > > Please read and forward to everyone you know...... DO NOT OPEN > "NEW > > PICTURES > > > OF FAMILY" It is a virus that will erase your whole "C" drive. It > will > > come > > > to you in the form of an E-Mail from a familiar person. I repeat a > friend > > > sent it to me, but called & warned me before I opened it. He was > not so > > > lucky and now he can't even start his computer! > > > > > > Forward this to everyone in your address book. I would rather > receive this > > > 25 times than not at all. > > > > > > Also: Intel announced that a new and very destructive virus was > discovered > > > recently. If you receive an email called "FAMILY PICTURES," do not > open > > it. > > > Delete it right away! This virus removes all dynamic link > libraries (.dll > > > files) from your computer. Your computer will not be able to boot > up. This > > > was sent to me, and I thought I would pass it along. > > > > > > AND Second: > > > 2) READ IMMEDIATELY AND PASS ON TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW: > > > Someone is sending out a very cute screensaver of the Budweiser > Frogs. If > > > you download it, you will lose everything! Your hard drive will > crash and > > > someone from the Internet will get your screen name and password! > > > > > > DO NOT DOWNLOAD IT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES! > > > > > > It just went into circulation yesterday. Please distribute this > > message.This > > > is a new, very malicious virus and not many people know about it. > This > > > information was announced yesterday morning from Microsoft. > > > > > > Please share it with everyone that might access the Internet. Once > again, > > > Pass This Along To EVERYONE in your address book so that this may > be > > > stopped. > > > > > > AOL has said that this is a very dangerous virus and that there is > NO > > remedy > > > for it at this time. This is VERY important. If you receive a > screen saver > > > from a friend or anyone you may not know with the Budweiser Frogs > in it, > > DO > > > NOT DOWNLOAD IT OR OPEN THE FILE! > > > > > > Press the forward button on your email program and send this > notice to > > > EVERYONE you know. Let's keep our email safe for everyone. > > > > > > End of message. > > > > > > JO > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. > > To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message to: > [email protected] -or- [email protected] > with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the SUBJECT line. > > To post, address your message to: [email protected] > Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html > List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
