unsure about this E-mail

maka_2

Had this e-mail sent to me by our IT team at work today. Not sure if it should be posted if not please remove but i hope it saves a computer by posting it.
>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

PaulK_3

http://www.sophos.com/pressoffice/news/articles/2006/02/olympictorch.html

espresso

maka wrote: »

Had this e-mail sent to me by our IT team at work today............

Please Google before posting!

maka_2

will do in future

sorry

superscaper

maka wrote: »

will do in future

sorry

I'd be more worried about how competant the IT team are at your work if they're peddling these hoax spam emails as fact. Doesn't give you much confidence does it? There's plenty of urban myth and hoax database sites out there that you may want to refer them to as they really should be checking before forwarding on, I mean to be honest when was the last time ANY email forward contained genuine information?

PaulK_3

I think your IT department need to either check the date on the reports they read or at the very least count to 10 before emailing everyone telling them about a 16 month old hoax lol

R0CKY

Yes Google is your friend, but as soon as you see "you should send this e-mail to all your contacts", that's all you need to know. Hit delete and carry on.

nej

Your IT dept. are idiots. Sorry!