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#1 Posted : 06 December 2006 14:30:00(UTC)
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Posted By Alan Nicholls
This was sent to me yesterday. ITS NO JOKE!!!!

You may receive an apparently harmless email with a power point presentation "LIFE is BEAUTIFUL."
If you receive it DO NOT OPEN IT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES!!!!
Delete it immediately. If you open this file, a message will appear on your screen saying: "Its too late now,your life is no longer beautiful."
Subsequently you will LOOSE EVERYTHING IN YOUR PC and the person who sent it to you will gain access to your name,e-mail and password. This virus started to circulate on Saturday afternoon. AOL has already confirmed the severity, anti virus software's are not capable of destroying it. The virus was created by a hacker who calls himself "life owner."
So be warned..

Regards Alan N
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#2 Posted : 06 December 2006 14:35:00(UTC)
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Posted By David Bannister
I get warnings like this nearly every week from some well-meaning friend.

If your PC has up to date virus protection and firewall don't waste any time worrying. Ensure your data is backed up, with several generations secure and be prepared to rebuild if the worst comes to the worst.
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#3 Posted : 06 December 2006 14:35:00(UTC)
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Posted By Descarte
it ISISISIISIS a joke!

http://www.symantec.com/...ocid=2002-011511-0444-99

Symantec Security Response encourages you to ignore any messages regarding this hoax

One born every minute
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#4 Posted : 06 December 2006 14:43:00(UTC)
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Posted By Jane Blunt
Dear Forum Users
We appreciate that this kind of message is posted with the best of intentions, but it is not appropriate to this forum.

Most messages of this nature are hoaxes, and this one certainly is.

There are websites which list known hoaxes, and when you receive a message that looks suspicious, I suggest that you look on these sites and check. This one was listed.

Regards

Jane Blunt
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