"David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> wrote in message
news:j8bktn02vn6@news4.newsguy.com...
> 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

Good point, good site.

> { albeit, it is getting a bit too commercialized }

:-(

Just type a key phrase of the e-mail into a search engine and that URL is
likely to be high on the list. Such a *service* should not be commercialized
as it detracts from its usefulness IMO. Hopefully, they'll be able to continue
to resist any temptation to self-promote.