If you go to the suggested link at snopes you will find that IT IS A HOAX.
http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/invitation.asp Please don't forward! Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2008 21:19:50 -0600 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; tmic-list@eskimo.com Subject: [TMIC] Re: Fw: Virus Warning - Not A Joke Thank you, Linda. I sent it on to everyone in my address book. j -------Original Message------- From: L T CHERPESKI Date: 1/8/2008 11:08:35 PM To: Chris Antrim; Corene Thorwart; Jackie Wright; Jeanne; Jim Cherpeski; Karen Olsen; Kathy Wells; Kim Ross; Marlin Antrim; marcy; Taja Thomas; Tammy Ulrich; Tracy Bannister; tricia Antrim; Trudy Starr Subject: Fw: Virus Warning - Not A Joke ----- Original Message ----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2008 9:24 AM Subject: Fwd: Virus Warning - Not A Joke From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 1/8/2008 10:12:51 A.M. Central Standard Time Subj: Virus Warning - Not A Joke -------------- Forwarded Message: -------------- From: "bonnie-dwaine" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Toms, Darren" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "KRISTEN SOKOLOWSKI" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "jani pozell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Fern Pickenpaugh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Bonnie Montz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Sid Grisell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Fw: Virus Warning - Not A Joke Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2008 15:44:17 +0000 ----- Original Message ----- From: Donna Biscotti To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, January 07, 2008 9:20 PM Subject: FW: Virus Warning - Not A Joke I also checked with Snopes at this addresss: www.snopes.com/computer/virus/invitation.asp They say it is true. So, as the message says, "Better to be safe than sorry...." Virus Warning - Not A Joke Better to be safe than sorry... Hi All, I checked with Norton Anti-Virus, and they are gearing up for this virus so I believe this is real. I checked snopes.com , and it is for real. Get this E-mail message sent around to your contacts ASAP. PLEASE FORWARD THIS WARNING AMONG FRIENDS, FAMILY AND CONTACTS! You should be alert during the next few days. Do not open any message with an attachment entitled 'Invitation,' regardless of who sent it to you It is a virus which opens an Olympic To rch 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. This is the reason why you need to 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 an E-mail called 'Invitation,' even though it may be sent to you by a friend, do not open it!! 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 as 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! COPY THIS E-MAIL, AND SEND IT TO YOUR FRIENDS. REMEMBER: IF YOU SEND IT TO THEM, YOU WILL BENEFIT ALL OF US. Make distant family not so distant with Windows Vista® + Windows Live™. Start now! Make distant family not so distant with Windows Vista® + Windows Live™. Start now! Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape in the new year. _________________________________________________________________ Watch “Cause Effect,” a show about real people making a real difference. http://im.live.com/Messenger/IM/MTV/?source=text_watchcause
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