Virus warning

[monty]

I received this earlier today, I have no idea how accurate it is but post it as guidance

Please send it to everybody you know who has access to the Internet.

You may receive an apparently harmless email with a Power Point presentation
'Life is beautiful.'

If you receive it DO NOT OPEN THE FILE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES , and delete it immediately .

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 will gain access to your name, e-mail and password.

This is a new virus which started to circulate on Saturday afternoon.

AOL has already confirmed the severity, and the antivirus software's are not capable of destroying it.

 

[Cal]

Thanks mont.

 

[Vim Fuego]

But life is beautiful, so a bellend like myself is highly likely to open it :blink:

 

[monty]

But life is beautiful, so a bellend like myself is highly likely to open it :blink:

You sir, a bellend................................its possible

 

[Vim Fuego]

Erm... thanks

 

[Seamus Colemole]

Looks like a hoax and nothing to worry about :

http://www.hoax-slayer.com/life-is-beautiful-virus-hoax.html

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

 

[The Dude]

The only thing I ever check with attachments on emails are to look at the filename. I won't open it if it is a .exe file or if has two suffixes to it (i.e. .../pornpic.jpeg.exe).

Something like the above (.pps) could never really harm your pc.