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    Default THIS IS IMPORTANT, PLEASE READ!!!

    I have just been informed that e-mails have been sent throught the world, trying to shut down your computer. This is what has been sent to me.


    URGENT !!)



    BETTER SAFE THAN SORRY. READ AND HEED.

    I just verified this with Snopes and it is REAL.



    PLEASE INFORM EVERYONE



    Emails with pictures of Osama Bin-Laden hanged are being sent and the

    moment that you open these emails your computer will crash and you will

    not be able to fix it!





    If you get an email along the lines of "Osama Bin Laden Captured"



    or "Osama Hanged" don't open the attachment.



    This e-mail is being distributed through countries around the globe, but

    mainly in the US and Israel .



    Be considerate & send this warning to whomever you know.



    PLEASE FORWARD THIS WARNING AMONG FRIENDS, FAMILY AND CONTACTS:





    You should be alert during the next days:

    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.

    &nbs! p;


    SEND THIS E-MAIL TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW

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    This is a hoax.

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    I can't be arsed.

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    I thought this was another thread that the text was going to be 'So what do u think when u see this threads'!

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    That's old news, and outdated, even according to <a href="http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/osama.asp">Snopes.</a>

    Apparently, I have been declared banished.

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    No.

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    Thanks for the info, but it should really be common sense by now to be careful with attachments in e-mails.

    This virus was discovered by McAfee yesterday, and there is no repair

    yet for this kind of virus.
    I checked snopes myself and that is not true. It was discovered two years ago and is removable. See Proto's link.


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