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FACEBOOK VIRUS
Myke 2463 - 24/8/11 at 12:58 PM

PLEASE CIRCULATE THIS NOTICE To ALL YOUR CONTACTS! In the coming days, you should be aware, do not open any messages 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 recieved from someone you had in your address book. If you recieve a mail called: INVITATION FACEBOOK, though sent by a friend. DO NOT OPEN IT and Delete


designer - 24/8/11 at 01:20 PM

Don't do Facebook: I have a life!!


Daddylonglegs - 24/8/11 at 01:24 PM

Where did you get your info from chap?

I'm no coputer expert, but I really doubt there is a virus that can totally burn your hard disk. Most of these things do the rounds occasionally to try and drum up some anti-virus business.

If I'm proved wrong then fine, but I don't use Facebook anyhow so I won't lose too much sleep.


ko_racer - 24/8/11 at 01:30 PM

http://www.hoax-slayer.com/olympic-torch-virus-hoax.html


Daddylonglegs - 24/8/11 at 01:34 PM

^^^^ Case rested

[Edited on 24/8/11 by Daddylonglegs]


ashg - 24/8/11 at 02:56 PM

these never worry me as im either on a mac or linux unless its a work pc


Ninehigh - 24/8/11 at 03:13 PM

Don't just delete it!

If you send it to 154,792 friends in the next seven seconds an angel will come down and rub your sex parts with a million dollars. But if you don't you'll have bad luck for 20 billion years


Liam - 24/8/11 at 03:24 PM

Please do homework before perpetuating nonsense


MikeFellows - 24/8/11 at 03:41 PM

these are usually sent around via email

DO NOT OPEN <"Generic nutsack here">

they have one aim and one aim only....

clog up mail servers, it playing on peoples good will that they will let everyone they know know, who inturn does the same

before you know it you have 100's of 1000's of bullshit emails in your mail queue

usually they state that microsoft has warned or norton (which isnt even a company btw, should be symantec)


stevebubs - 24/8/11 at 05:42 PM

This is absolute alarmist tosh. Please remove the post.


BenB - 24/8/11 at 05:51 PM

On the other hand it really wouldn't be that difficult for a virus to destroy the contents of the hard disk.....


Confused but excited. - 24/8/11 at 08:34 PM

FACEBOOK. For people that can't shut up, even when they are alone!


mrwibble - 24/8/11 at 09:07 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Confused but excited.
FACEBOOK. For people that can't shut up, even when they are alone!


lol


James - 25/8/11 at 09:16 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Ninehigh
Don't just delete it!

If you send it to 154,792 friends in the next seven seconds an angel will come down and rub your sex parts with a million dollars. But if you don't you'll have bad luck for 20 billion years


'Like'

;-)

Facebookers will know what I mean!


mcerd1 - 25/8/11 at 09:29 AM

quote:
Originally posted by MikeFellows
these are usually sent around via email

DO NOT OPEN <"Generic nutsack here">

they have one aim and one aim only....

clog up mail servers, it playing on peoples good will that they will let everyone they know know, who inturn does the same

before you know it you have 100's of 1000's of bullshit emails in your mail queue

usually they state that microsoft has warned or norton (which isnt even a company btw, should be symantec)


in other words the virus warning e-mail is a sort of virus in its own right
besides 'Olympic_Torch' is a stupid name, even for a virus

edit - I see this even has its own wiki page now:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympic_Torch_(virus_hoax)



[Edited on 25/8/2011 by mcerd1]


v8seven - 31/8/11 at 05:54 PM

LIKE


JoelP - 31/8/11 at 06:10 PM

generally, any email saying 'tell everyone' is a load of shite. I say generally, i really mean nearly all the time. I would never forward it anyway, but a quick google always helps prevent the spreading of false information!