Bin Laden virus

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Messages that Claim to Have Pictures of Osama Bin Laden's Suicide is

Actually a Virus-Truth! & Fiction! Summary of the eRumor

There are at a least a couple of versions of this eRumor. One warns that an

email that claims to include pictures of Osama Bin Laden's suicide is

actually designed to trick you into opening a file that contains a virus.

Another

says that it's the worst virus every known and will crash your hard drive.

The Truth

There is no Osama Bin Laden suicide or any suicide photos, but one of the

emails claiming to have the pictures is actually carrying a virus. The goal of

the email is to trick recipients into clicking the attached file. That

unleashes a Trojan Hose type virus that makes it possible for the virus writers

to

take over your computer and use it as a messenger for reaching other

computers. It is similar to the Kournikova virus that circulated before

this

one and tried to lure recipients into clicking the file by offering nude

photos. The folks at Sophos Anti-Virus classed it as VBS/Nedal-A and say it's

been

around since 2002. For more details, go to:

http://us.mcafee.com/virusInfo/default.asp?id=description & virus_k=99686

In June, 2002, a corrupted version of this Osama Bin Laden warning started

circulating along with a virus warning that is an old hoax. It claimed that

if you opened the attachment to the Osama Bin Laden email you would get a

virus that will destroy your hard drive. That is not true. Then the eRumor

also talks about an " Invitation " or " Olympic Torch " virus, which does not

exist and is a hoax.

Version # 1

Virus name: " Osama bin Laden Captured "

Warning

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!!!

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

mainly in the US and Israel.

Don’t be inconsiderate; send this warning to whomever you know.

Version #2

VIRUS WARNING

1. 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!

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

mainly in the US and Israel .

Don't be inconsiderate; send this warning to

whomever you know.

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

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

2. Please read the attached warning issued today.

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 filed

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, & gt; where the

vital information is kept.

SEND THIS E-MAIL TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW, COPY THIS E-MAIL AND SEND IT TO YOUR

FRIENDS AND REMEMBER: IF YOU SEND IT TO THEM, YOU WILL BENEFIT ALL OF US.

Updated 6/20/06