From this morning's email - is this itself a hoax?

[~BD~]

Is this itself a hoax?


PLEASE CIRCULATE THIS NOTICE TO YOUR FRIENDS, FAMILY, CONTACTS!

In the coming days, you should be aware.....

Do not open any message with an attachment called: Invitation FACEBOOK,
regardless of who sent it. It is a virus that opens an OlympIc torch
that burns the whole hard disc C of your computer.

This virus will be received from someone you had in your address book
That's why you should send this message to all your contacts. It is
better to receive this email 25 times to receive the virus and open it

If you receive a mail called: Invitation FACEBOOK, though sent by a
friend, do not open it and delete it immediately. It is the worst virus
announced by CNN. A new virus has been discovered recently that has been
classified by Microsoft as the most destructive virus ever.

It is a Trojan Horse that asks you to install an adobe flash plug-in.
Once you install it, it's all over. 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 of their function is saved.

SNOPES SAYS THIS IS TRUE............
http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/youtube.asp

[FromTheRafters]

"~BD~" <~BD~@nomail.afraid.org> wrote in message
news:j8bgmq$ji5$3@dont-email.me...
> Is this itself a hoax?
>
>
> PLEASE CIRCULATE THIS NOTICE TO YOUR FRIENDS, FAMILY, CONTACTS!

First clue, smells like a chain letter.

> In the coming days, you should be aware.....
>
> Do not open any message with an attachment called: Invitation FACEBOOK,
> regardless of who sent it. It is a virus that opens an OlympIc torch that
> burns the whole hard disc C of your computer.

Second clue, insupportable claims of damage.

> This virus will be received from someone you had in your address book That's
> why you should send this message to all your contacts. It is better to receive
> this email 25 times to receive the virus and open it

Third clue, chain letter assurances that it is better to clutter up mailboxes
with FUD than to investigate for oneself.

> If you receive a mail called: Invitation FACEBOOK, though sent by a friend, do
> not open it and delete it immediately. It is the worst virus announced by CNN.
> A new virus has been discovered recently that has been classified by Microsoft
> as the most destructive virus ever.

Fourth clue - appeal to CNN and MSFT as authoritative sources.
this is practically a template example of a hoax e-mail.

> It is a Trojan Horse that asks you to install an adobe flash plug-in. Once you
> install it, it's all over.

More FUD for good measure.

> And there is no repair yet for this kind of virus.

....and a cherry on top.

> This virus simply destroys the Zero Sector of the Hard Disc, where the vital
> information of their function is saved.

Another template example of hoax (sector zero bull****).

> SNOPES SAYS THIS IS TRUE............
> http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/youtube.asp

The snopes article doesn't corroborate the above, and only references
the old Koobface worm (which *is* real) - that is, real *old* as far as the
malware world is concerned.

BTW, Koobface is/was a *worm* but not a true worm.

[FromTheRafters]

"FromTheRafters" <erratic.howard@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:j8bhkh$qmk$1@dont-email.me...
> "~BD~" <~BD~@nomail.afraid.org> wrote in message
> news:j8bgmq$ji5$3@dont-email.me...
>> Is this itself a hoax?
>>
>>
>> PLEASE CIRCULATE THIS NOTICE TO YOUR FRIENDS, FAMILY, CONTACTS!
>
> First clue, smells like a chain letter.
>
>> In the coming days, you should be aware.....

Oh, and the "in the coming days" has no actual time reference so
that the chain letter can live forever.

[~BD~]

FromTheRafters wrote:
> "~BD~"<~BD~@nomail.afraid.org> wrote in message
> news:j8bgmq$ji5$3@dont-email.me...
>> Is this itself a hoax?
>>
>>
>> PLEASE CIRCULATE THIS NOTICE TO YOUR FRIENDS, FAMILY, CONTACTS!
>
> First clue, smells like a chain letter.
>
>> In the coming days, you should be aware.....
>>
>> Do not open any message with an attachment called: Invitation FACEBOOK,
>> regardless of who sent it. It is a virus that opens an OlympIc torch that
>> burns the whole hard disc C of your computer.
>
> Second clue, insupportable claims of damage.
>
>> This virus will be received from someone you had in your address book That's
>> why you should send this message to all your contacts. It is better to receive
>> this email 25 times to receive the virus and open it
>
> Third clue, chain letter assurances that it is better to clutter up mailboxes
> with FUD than to investigate for oneself.
>
>> If you receive a mail called: Invitation FACEBOOK, though sent by a friend, do
>> not open it and delete it immediately. It is the worst virus announced by CNN.
>> A new virus has been discovered recently that has been classified by Microsoft
>> as the most destructive virus ever.
>
> Fourth clue - appeal to CNN and MSFT as authoritative sources.
> this is practically a template example of a hoax e-mail.
>
>> It is a Trojan Horse that asks you to install an adobe flash plug-in. Once you
>> install it, it's all over.
>
> More FUD for good measure.
>
>> And there is no repair yet for this kind of virus.
>
> ...and a cherry on top.
>
>> This virus simply destroys the Zero Sector of the Hard Disc, where the vital
>> information of their function is saved.
>
> Another template example of hoax (sector zero bull****).
>
>> SNOPES SAYS THIS IS TRUE............
>> http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/youtube.asp
>
> The snopes article doesn't corroborate the above, and only references
> the old Koobface worm (which *is* real) - that is, real *old* as far as the
> malware world is concerned.
>
> BTW, Koobface is/was a *worm* but not a true worm.


Just as I thought, but I thank you for your opinion FTR. :-)

D.

[Nobody > (Revisited)]

On 10/27/2011 4:52 AM, ~BD~ wrote:
> Is this itself a hoax?


Gaaahhhh....

BD, why did you even bother?

--
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We're like that crazy old man jumping
out of the alleyway with a baseball bat,
saying, "Remember me mother****er?"
Jim “Dandy” Mangrum

[Stephen Wolstenholme]

On Thu, 27 Oct 2011 12:52:57 +0100, ~BD~ <~BD~@nomail.afraid.org>
wrote:

>
> Is this itself a hoax?

Yes, it's hoax that has been doing the rounds for ages.

Steve

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[David H. Lipman]

From: "FromTheRafters" <erratic.howard@gmail.com>

> "~BD~" <~BD~@nomail.afraid.org> wrote in message news:j8bgmq$ji5$3@dont-email.me...
>> Is this itself a hoax?
>>
>>
>> PLEASE CIRCULATE THIS NOTICE TO YOUR FRIENDS, FAMILY, CONTACTS!
>
> First clue, smells like a chain letter.
>
>> In the coming days, you should be aware.....
>>
>> Do not open any message with an attachment called: Invitation FACEBOOK, regardless of
>> who sent it. It is a virus that opens an OlympIc torch that burns the whole hard disc C
>> of your computer.
>
> Second clue, insupportable claims of damage.
>
>> This virus will be received from someone you had in your address book That's why you
>> should send this message to all your contacts. It is better to receive this email 25
>> times to receive the virus and open it
>
> Third clue, chain letter assurances that it is better to clutter up mailboxes
> with FUD than to investigate for oneself.
>
>> If you receive a mail called: Invitation FACEBOOK, though sent by a friend, do not open
>> it and delete it immediately. It is the worst virus announced by CNN. A new virus has
>> been discovered recently that has been classified by Microsoft as the most destructive
>> virus ever.
>
> Fourth clue - appeal to CNN and MSFT as authoritative sources.
> this is practically a template example of a hoax e-mail.
>
>> It is a Trojan Horse that asks you to install an adobe flash plug-in. Once you install
>> it, it's all over.
>
> More FUD for good measure.
>
>> And there is no repair yet for this kind of virus.
>
> ...and a cherry on top.
>
>> This virus simply destroys the Zero Sector of the Hard Disc, where the vital
>> information of their function is saved.
>
> Another template example of hoax (sector zero bull****).
>
>> SNOPES SAYS THIS IS TRUE............
>> http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/youtube.asp
>
> The snopes article doesn't corroborate the above, and only references
> the old Koobface worm (which *is* real) - that is, real *old* as far as the
> malware world is concerned.
>
> BTW, Koobface is/was a *worm* but not a true worm.

Additionally, Snopes is NOT an authoratative source on hoaxes. Hoax slayer is.

http://www.hoax-slayer.com/invitatio...rus-hoax.shtml

{ albeit, it is getting a bit too commercialized }

--
Dave
Multi-AV Scanning Tool - http://multi-av.thespykiller.co.uk
http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp

[~BD~]

Stephen Wolstenholme wrote:
> On Thu, 27 Oct 2011 12:52:57 +0100, ~BD~<~BD~@nomail.afraid.org>
> wrote:
>
>>
>> Is this itself a hoax?
>
> Yes, it's hoax that has been doing the rounds for ages.
>
> Steve
>

Thanks, Steve :-)

[~BD~]

Nobody > (Revisited) wrote:
> On 10/27/2011 4:52 AM, ~BD~ wrote:
>> Is this itself a hoax?
>
>
> Gaaahhhh....
>
> BD, why did you even bother?

Please would you rephrase your question?

One of my not-so-young pals in Australia has sent the message to
everyone he knows. Some folk are not fully aware of malpractice on the
Internet.

[~BD~]

David H. Lipman wrote:

> Additionally, Snopes is NOT an authoratative source on hoaxes. Hoax slayer is.
>
> http://www.hoax-slayer.com/invitatio...rus-hoax.shtml
>
> { albeit, it is getting a bit too commercialized }


Thank you, David.

I've passed that link on to my friend in Oz, together with all comments
made by FromTheRafters.