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Snuffy
July 9th, 2009, 17:26
I just got this in my email and thought I'd pass it on ...


HI ALL THIS was sent to me by our son who is in charge of the computers for the state of Florida -- whenever he receives anything like this it is a warning to the State as well as all us little people --Claudette

VERY IMPORTANT , PLEASE READ THIS!!

Anyone-using Internet mail such as Yahoo, Hotmail, AOL and so on. 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 e-mail titled 'Mail Server Report' If you open either 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. AOLhas already confirmed the severity, and the anti virus software's are not capable of destroying it.

The virus has been created by a hacker who calls himself 'life owner'.
PLEASE SEND A COPY OF THIS E-MAIL TO ALL YOUR FRIENDS, And ask them to PASS IT ON IMMEDIATELY!

THIS HAS BEEN CONFIRMED BY SNOPES.
http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/mailserver.asp

hey_moe
July 9th, 2009, 17:34
Thanks for the heads up Ted :ernae:

djscoo
July 9th, 2009, 17:41
If you actually read the snopes article you linked, it addresses the facts(or lack thereof) of this exact chain letter... The "real" virus has been around since 2006 and the one referred to has not been confirmed. Even if it is referring to the real virus ("mail server report") it is neither rampant nor does it manifest itself in the way described.:kilroy:

I hate chain letters...

cheezyflier
July 9th, 2009, 19:31
I hate chain letters...

mee tooo. my little sister sends them to me constantly even though i have asked her not to since al gore invented the internet