Warning....?

[Torvaig]

I have just received the above warning from a reliable source but will leave it to the individual to take or ignore the advice within; maybe some of our computer experts can confirm?

"VERY IMPORTANT WARNING !!!!!!
Please BeExtremely Careful especially if using internet mail such as Yahoo, Hotmail, AOL and so on. This information arrived this morning from Microsoft and Norton.
Please send it to everybody you know who accesses the Internet.
You may receive an apparently harmless email with a Power Point presentation " Life is beautiful. pps ". If you receive it DO NOT OPEN THE FILE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES , anddelete itimmediately. if you open this file, a message will appear on your screen saying: " It is too late now, your life is no longer beautiful ", subsequently you will LOSE EVERYTHING IN YOUR PC and the person who sent it to you gain access to your name, e-mail and password. This is a new virus ! which started to circulate on Saturday afternoon WE NEED TO DO EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO STOP THIS VIRUS.

AOL has already confirmed the severity, and the antivirus Software's are not capable of destroying it. The virus has been created by a hacker who calls himself " life owner ".PLEASE MAKE A COPY OF THIS EMAIL TO ALL YOUR FRIENDS and PASS IT ON IMMEDIATELY"

[justine]

CHEERS FOR THAT....I will keep a look out for any email.Nice that you took the time to warn people.....

[Bobinovich]

Sorry guys - another hoax. Read more here (http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/life.asp).

[emb123]

http://www.symantec.com/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2002-011511-0444-99

Symantec.com (http://www.symantec.com/index.jsp) > Security Response (http://www.symantec.com/security_response/index.jsp) > Life is beautiful Hoax
Life is beautiful Hoax

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SUMMARY (http://www.symantec.com/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2002-011511-0444-99)
TECHNICAL DETAILS (http://www.symantec.com/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2002-011511-0444-99&tabid=2)Discovered: January 15, 2002
Updated: February 13, 2007 12:11:06 PM
Type: Hoax

Please ignore any messages regarding this hoax and do not pass on messages. Passing on messages about the hoax only serves to further propagate it.
Writeup By: George Koris

[molly]

Virus Profile: Life is beautiful hoax
Risk Assessment
- Home Users: N/A
- Corporate Users: N/A
Date Discovered: 1/15/2002
Date Added: 1/15/2002
Origin: Brazil
Length: N/A
Type: Hoax
SubType: E-mail
DAT Required: Not Applic

Virus Characteristics
AVERT HOAX Notice!!

McAfee AVERT Labs would like to inform you of a new email HOAX.

This email message is just a HOAX, currently we know of no other message that the user will receive about the HOAX as the initial email states. AVERT has not received any report of a user's hard drive being erased for opening the email.

We are advising users who receive the email to delete it and DO NOT pass it on as this is how an email HOAX propagates.

Below is the actual text from the message that may be received via email

A new virus is circulating!!!!
This information came from Microsoft, and Norton.
Please, transmit it to anybody that you know that has access to the
Internet.
You may receive an e-mail about an offensive Powerpoint Presentation, entitled "Life is beautiful.pps".
If you get it, DO NOT OPEN THE FILE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE and delete it immediately.
If you open that file a message will appear on your screen, "Now it is late, your life is no longer beautiful" after that you'll lose EVERYTHING IN YOUR PC and the person who sent it will have access to your name, e-mail address, and password.
It is a new virus started to run Saturday night.
We need TO DO ALL THAT is POSSIBLE TO DETAIN THAT VIRUS.
UOL already confirmed its danger and antivirus software cannot destroyed it. The Virus was created by a hacker that denominates himself as the owner of life and wants to destroy PCs domestic, and fight against Microsoft in justice! Because of this it comes disguised with a .PPS extension. He fights in justice by the patent of the Windows-XP. SEND THIS E-MAIL TO ALL YOUR FRIENDS

[Torvaig]

Thanks for that folks; I knew some of our experts would put me right!
Cheers,
Torvaig