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Circulate this notice to your friends, family and contacts! In the coming days, warning: do not open any message with an attachment called Archive (Windows live) regardless of who sends it to you. This is a virus that burns the entire hard disk. This virus comes from a known person you have in your mailing list, which is why you should send this message to all your contacts. If you receive a message called: updating Windows live, even if it is sent by a friend, do not open the computer and stop immediately. This is the worst virus announced by CNN. It has been classified by Microsoft as the most destructive virus ever existed. The virus was discovered yesterday afternoon by McAfee. and there is no chance of repair for this type of virus. It simply destroys Sector Zero of the hard disk. Just copy and paste.

Snopes says this is a hoax, that's been circulating since 2000

Worth posting just incase.

blimey is this one still doing the rounds?
Always exactly the same words

But there's no such thing :-D


http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/windowslive.asp

it's quite easy to spot a hoax anyway. Look at the whole email and pull it apart - absolutely laughable.
When was yesterday afternoon?
Most destructive? Nothing on the news!
Use of language? Totally amateur.
etc etc etc

These are no better than chain letters

Attention! Don't open any messages from Mr. Magoo ;-)

Warning Bro....don't open emails sent to you by twerps :-D

oh booger I have just opened this thread - will my computer burn in hell now?
Joking aside, Mr Magoo - better safe than sorry so nice one but always make sure you google things like this first because it can lead to mass hysteria

Too late Sue - Mr. M. always opens mine :-D

But Wend it has turned you into a chimpanzee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wend *sobs* what has happened to you? You have had all your hair cut!

Wend *sobs* what has happened to you? You have had all your hair cut!

and it made me see double, Sue....... ;-)

I thought these had died out about five years ago.
Don't feel too bad at being taken in: I've had these hoaxes forwarded from some people who really should have known better (either that or they were short of a few brain cells to do the job they were paid to do !)

Always scan your emails first Wend just incase you send a virus.... :-S

Like your winter coat too........ :-D

Keep meaning to ask this Mr. M. How do I scan my e-mails before I send them?

Don't expect an answer this evening, because you're probably down the pub, but I would like to know.

In your own time, ta :-D

Wend you do not need to scan the actual email.
However, if you send an attachment, then just give that a quick scan before attaching if you want total peace of mind. If it is infected then so is your computer.
It is more important to scan incoming than outgoing!

OK Errol, thanks, but HOW do I scan an attachment before I send it :-S

Please be gentle with me, I'm such a technophobe :-)

ok no worries - your email programme should scan it anyway but if not, if you intend to send a file via email, find the file on your computer and right click on it - usually you will then have the option to scan it.