Report, edit, etc...Posted by Eskimo Bob on 2005-08-20 at 03:49:07
This is a message i got in an email, it has ben forwarded alot:
> > > VERY URGENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
> > >
> > > PASS THIS ON TO ANYONE YOU HAVE AN E-MAIL
> > > ADDRESS FOR.
> > >
> > > If you receive an email titled: "It Takes
> > > Guts to Say Jesus"
> > > DO NOT OPEN IT. It will erase everything
> > > on your hard drive.
> > > This information was announced yesterday
> > > morning from IBM; AOL states that this is a very
> > > dangerous virus, much worse than
> > > "Melissa," and that there is NO Remedy for
> > > it at this time.
> > > Some very sick individual has succeeded in
> > > using the reformat function from Norton Utilities
> > > causing it to completely y erase all documents on the
> > > hard drive.
> > > It has been designed to work with Netscape
> > > Navigator and ! Microsoft Internet Explorer.
> > > It destroys Macintosh and IBM co imputable
> > > computers.
> > >
> > > This is a new, very malicious virus and
> > > not many people know about it. Pass this warning along
> > > to EVERYONE in your address book ! and please share it
> > > with all your online friends ASAP so that this threat
> > > maybe stopped.
> > >
> > > Please practice cautionary measures and
> > > tell anyone that may have access to your computer.
> > > Forward this warning to everyone that you know that
> > > might access the Internet
I put this in the news but it wont get through..YOSHI OR MODS, PLEASE PUT THIS IN THE NEWS, IT IS VERRY IMPORTANT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
> > > VERY URGENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
> > >
> > > PASS THIS ON TO ANYONE YOU HAVE AN E-MAIL
> > > ADDRESS FOR.
> > >
> > > If you receive an email titled: "It Takes
> > > Guts to Say Jesus"
> > > DO NOT OPEN IT. It will erase everything
> > > on your hard drive.
> > > This information was announced yesterday
> > > morning from IBM; AOL states that this is a very
> > > dangerous virus, much worse than
> > > "Melissa," and that there is NO Remedy for
> > > it at this time.
> > > Some very sick individual has succeeded in
> > > using the reformat function from Norton Utilities
> > > causing it to completely y erase all documents on the
> > > hard drive.
> > > It has been designed to work with Netscape
> > > Navigator and ! Microsoft Internet Explorer.
> > > It destroys Macintosh and IBM co imputable
> > > computers.
> > >
> > > This is a new, very malicious virus and
> > > not many people know about it. Pass this warning along
> > > to EVERYONE in your address book ! and please share it
> > > with all your online friends ASAP so that this threat
> > > maybe stopped.
> > >
> > > Please practice cautionary measures and
> > > tell anyone that may have access to your computer.
> > > Forward this warning to everyone that you know that
> > > might access the Internet
I put this in the news but it wont get through..YOSHI OR MODS, PLEASE PUT THIS IN THE NEWS, IT IS VERRY IMPORTANT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Ultimo on 2005-08-20 at 04:11:19
Um, this is real?
Report, edit, etc...Posted by ShadowBrood on 2005-08-20 at 04:24:22
This is why Norton is a piece of blam. Why the 
does someone need a format hard drive function on a virus scanner? Sorry, I'll go back to using my AVG, which by the way, scans more efficiently and catches more viruses than Norton.
does someone need a format hard drive function on a virus scanner? Sorry, I'll go back to using my AVG, which by the way, scans more efficiently and catches more viruses than Norton.Report, edit, etc...Posted by CaptainWill on 2005-08-20 at 07:17:19
Doesn't exist. Delete the topic!
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Snake)Ling on 2005-08-20 at 08:15:02
HELP ME!!!1111
THE VIRUS JUST ERASED MY HARDDRIVE
dont ask how i still uzing firefox =))))
THE VIRUS JUST ERASED MY HARDDRIVE
dont ask how i still uzing firefox =))))
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Voyager7456(MM) on 2005-08-20 at 09:37:25
Sounds to me like a virus hoax. Any time they say "forward this to anyone you know" I get supsicous. Oh well, I use FireFox + AVG Virus.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Altercation on 2005-08-20 at 10:33:03
Definitely a hoax. For a virus to take effect you have to open it. So unless you open "Hot_Ebony_Girls_want_you.exe" reading the e-mail will not get you a virus
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Mini Moose 2707 on 2005-08-20 at 11:15:12
If it automatically reformats your hard drive, how does it spread? I'm quaking in my boots.
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