Serious Warning For My Fg Friends

weeder · Post by **weeder** » Fri Nov 16, 2007 7:18 am

I wish I knew how to post an e mail of mine to FG... But I dont.

You will just have to trust me. Information comes from a very reliable source. I felt it was too serious to keep to myself..............

Information received this morning from Microsoft and Norton.

Sent to Sea Island, and Jekyll Island

Forwarded to me.... from my friends ...

SERIOUS VIRUS

Alert for anyone who has access to the internet. Those who use Yahoo, Hotmail, AOL, etc............

If you receive an e mail with the title " Life is Beautiful"

DO NOT OPEN... Under any circumstances.

DELETE IMMEDIATELY

If you open... you will receive a mesage that says.. " Its Too Late Now, Your

Life is No Longer Beautiful"

You will lose everything in your PC. Virus was created by a hacker calling himself " Life Owner" He will gain access to your Name, E Mail, and Password.

Anti Virus Software is not capable of destroying this virus.

Hey..... maybe its nonsence... but better to be safe than sorry. I took it seriously, and I thought it wise to pass the information on.

WonderWendy3 · Post by **WonderWendy3** » Fri Nov 16, 2007 7:19 am

thank you darlin!:-4

pinkchick · Post by **pinkchick** » Fri Nov 16, 2007 7:21 am

Thank you sweetheart :-4

Pheasy · Post by **Pheasy** » Fri Nov 16, 2007 7:26 am

Thanks Weeder :-4

Chezzie · Post by **Chezzie** » Fri Nov 16, 2007 7:37 am

This (hoax) has been doing the rounds for a few years now, thanks for the heads up though, always better to be safe than infected

YZGI · Post by **YZGI** » Fri Nov 16, 2007 7:44 am

Chezzie;720842 wrote: This (hoax) has been doing the rounds for a few years now, thanks for the heads up though, always better to be safe than infected

I agree, thats why I keep my laptop nicely tucked into a condom at all times.

Chezzie · Post by **Chezzie** » Fri Nov 16, 2007 7:50 am

ohhh they dont sell them over here, can you post the link of where u bought yours from, or do you have a little one and use conventional

:D:D

weeder · Post by **weeder** » Fri Nov 16, 2007 7:52 am

Well now.... THANK YOU!! This one really scared me.

I did wonder though..... If those of us who have microsoft and or norton....

Why wouldnt we receive a notification... like the people who forwarded it to me???

Chezzie · Post by **Chezzie** » Fri Nov 16, 2007 7:56 am

This "warning" claims that a very destructive virus disguised as a Power Point Presentation called "Life is beautiful" is currently being distributed via email. However, there is not, nor has there ever been a virus like the one described in this message.

There are several variants of the hoax, including versions in Chinese, French, Spanish, Italian and several other languages. The message tries to add authority to its claims by mentioning high-profile companies such as Microsoft and AOL. Incidentally, Microsoft does not send out unsolicited virus warnings. Moreover, "Norton" is the name given to a range of security software products sold by Symantec Corp. Thus, information about virus threats is published by "Symantec", not "Norton". In this case, Symantec has published information about the "Life is beautiful" message - but only to denounce it as a hoax.

This hoax started circulating in early 2002 and it has been passed around ever since. In spite of a great deal of online exposure, the hoax tends to resurge from time to time and its rate of circulation increases dramatically for a few months. As hoax emails go, this is one of the most "successful". Perhaps because of the apparent destructiveness of the "virus" and the urgent tone of the warning, people are apt to forward the message without much forethought. Like many other hoaxes, it capitalizes on the recipient's desire to help other Internet users by warning them of a perceived threat.

Before forwarding a virus warning email, it is always a good idea to check that the information in the message is valid. Virus hoaxes are quite common, and like this one, they tend to circulate for years after they are first launched. In other cases, virus warnings that may have been originally true circulate long after the described virus has ceased to be a significant threat. Virus hoaxes and outdated warnings are no help to anybody. All they do is waste time, cause confusion and needlessly clutter inboxes. Such problems mean that forwarding warning emails may not be the best way to help battle viruses and other computer security threats.

If you receive this email hoax, please help to stop its continued circulation by letting the sender know that it is a hoax and should not be forwarded.

weeder · Post by **weeder** » Fri Nov 16, 2007 11:26 am

I did forward the website www.snopes.com to all of the people on the list of receivers on the e mail that was sent to me. Also told them it was a hoax.

As far as my posting it goes..... Having never seen a warning like this before, and finding it quite frightening.. I posted it on FG with the intent of watching out for all of you. I felt that to not take the trouble to share the information, would have been very selfish on my part. Realizing now, once again, how very little I know of the computer world, I would not put something like this up again. I will leave it to the experts to determine what is real, and what is not.

Post by **Bryn Mawr** » Fri Nov 16, 2007 11:30 am

weeder;721040 wrote: I did forward the website www.snopes.com to all of the people on the list of receivers on the e mail that was sent to me. Also told them it was a hoax.

As far as my posting it goes..... Having never seen a warning like this before, and finding it quite frightening.. I posted it on FG with the intent of watching out for all of you. I felt that to not take the trouble to share the information, would have been very selfish on my part. Realizing now, once again, how very little I know of the computer world, I would not put something like this up again. I will leave it to the experts to determine what is real, and what is not.

and thank you for taking the time and trouble to do that - far better to be warned and then stood down than to be left in ignorance if it proved to be true.

Chezzie · Post by **Chezzie** » Fri Nov 16, 2007 11:33 am

No Weeder, If in doubt post it, you may be saving someone alot of heartache hun.

Best to be safe than sorry :-4

weeder · Post by **weeder** » Fri Nov 16, 2007 11:56 am

Glad we are all SAFE guys... wouldnt want to lose all of you;)

littlemissgiggle · Post by **littlemissgiggle** » Fri Nov 16, 2007 1:17 pm

yeah better to be safe then sorry,

but thanks weeder :-4

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Fri Nov 16, 2007 2:52 pm

Thanks anyway...

And just a reminder to never open an e-mail if you are not familiar with the source.