windows users?is this true info?

[praka123]

I saw below message circulating in orkut and all.
genuine or not

Virus.. Virus.. TWO SUBJECT LINES TO BEWARE OF:

URGENT
Virus.. Virus.. TWO SUBJECT LINES TO BEWARE OF:
BETTER SAFE THAN SORRY. READ AND HEED.

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.

Source is orkut.

[abhi.eternal]

did some googling and it sure seems like a virus though. looking forward to other replies.

[The Outsider]

The second part of the message claims that an email with the subject line "Invitation" carries a virus that can open an "Olympic Torch" that will destroy the hard-drive of the infected computer. However, this claim is totally unfounded. There is not, nor has there ever been, a virus like the one described in the second part of the message. This part of the message is simply a reworking of an even older virus hoax.

http://www.hoax-slayer.com/bin-laden-captured.html

orkut has a reputation to keep

[sakumar79]

Almost all mails that ask you to Forward it to all your friends, etc are spam mails, just like the Chain mails people used to (and probably still do) write... You know, the mails that say forward this and you will get good luck in 10 days, if you dont, disaster will strike...

Arun

[kumarmohit]

Since when did orkut start issuing security advisories. I have observed that ppl who are serious about tech, hate Orkut. that includes me too.

[ravi_9793]

orkut itself is a virus.........

[y2j826]

Originally Posted by ravi_9793

orkut itself is a virus.........

damn true damn true . . .

[ray|raven]

Originally Posted by ravi_9793

orkut itself is a virus.........

Its spyware , taking all your info

[dheeraj_kumar]

You cant believe anything in orkut... the communities, the messages, the profiles...

[napster007]

maybe i should start a thread for all the ppl who hate orkut!!

[dheeraj_kumar]

You better create an orkut community for those who hate orkut

[praka123]

well,it seems genuine?it bundles a trojan ???

[casanova]

Found by McAffee. Even this feels like a joke.

Zero-th sector of HDD can be replaced.

I finally think that the message should be edited

send this mail to 100 people and you won't be infected even if you open the mail.

[nvidia]

Originally Posted by napster007

maybe i should start a thread for all the ppl who hate orkut!!

Every active member in this forum will be a part of the thread...

It is a virus that opens an Olympic Torch which 'burns' the whole hard disc C of your computer.

Now who's gonna believe this?

[kumarmohit]

Originally Posted by nvidia

Every active member in this forum will be a part of the thread...

That is if anyone has endured the damn thing for so long! I left ages ago!

[ico]

It is just one of those STUPID FORWARD MESSAGES........

Originally Posted by nvidia

Now who's gonna believe this?

Noobs on Orkut........

[nvidia]

^^Thats about 99% of all orkut users...

[dheeraj_kumar]

Make it 100, orkut is all spam and sh*t these days. So many exploits for orkut...

[Pathik]

Praka, was that a serious question?

[praka123]

^NO!but see this fella's dedication! he posted on community which have not even have any relationship with windows or computer

BTW ,a bit of googling showed it is a year old spam!

http://www.google.co.in/search?num=50&hl=en&safe=off&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aunofficial&hs=tw9&q="TWO+SUBJECT+LINES+TO+BEW ARE+OF%3A&btnG=Search&meta=

http://www.freelists.org/archives/sk.../msg00233.html

[dheeraj_kumar]

@praka

Spam is done by spambots. Automated spam programs. Not humans. They dont know the difference between a chocolate lovers community and windows xp community.