Talk:Olympic Torch (virus hoax)

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[edit] Got that one?

I got that email, did anyone else? What did you think about it?

I thought it was a good piece of advice. I didnt panic and suddenly think, "oh God im doomed", my thoughts of the "virus" where one of bewilderment, "can viruses really do that?". After a couple of minuites Googling the virus, i found it out to be a hoax. Didnt think it to be much of an annoyance. 212.50.191.54 17:28, 5 November 2007 (UTC)

I got it today and I did a search on "olympic torch virus" on Google and found this Wikipedia article. Afaik, you are protected from e-mail virus attacks if you're using an e-mailer like Mozilla Thunderbird as opposed to Outlook Express, and have the common knowledge not run any unknown .EXE files. Thank you Wikipedia, always a great source of information. //Kada 6 november 2007 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.177.81.202 (talk) 12:16, 6 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Recieved e-mail

I received an email saying URGENT: TWO SUBJECT LINES TO BEWARE OF:

BETTER SAFE THAN SORRY. READ AND HEED.

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 days: 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 —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jappaji (talk • contribs) 02:13, 7 May 2008 (UTC) [[Image:Image:SN200367.jpg]]