beware did anyone else get an email like this ?

Question

>> VERY IMPORTANT WARNING
>>
>> Please Be Extremely Careful especially if using internet mail such as
>>Yahoo, Hotmail, AOL and so on. This information arrived this morning
>>direct
>>from both Microsoft and Norton.
>>
>> 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, 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. The virus has been created by a hacker who
>>calls himself "life owner."
>>
>> PLEASE SEND A COPY OF THIS EMAIL TO ALL YOUR FRIENDS AND ASK THEM TO
>>PASS IT ON IMMEDIATELY

Answer 1

if there is a sentence like this: "PLEASE SEND A COPY OF THIS EMAIL TO ALL YOUR FRIENDS etc etc" in an email, the email is spam! of course you should never open attachments like power point and other stuff, but the email message is total spam, and if you send it further you are spammer.

Answer 2

"Life Is Beautiful" Virus -Fiction!


Summary of the eRumor:
A forwarded email that warns about a horrible virus known as "Life is Beautiful."


The Truth:
This is a hoax that seems never to die.
It first appeared in our files in 2002.
There is no such virus, but this is one of the most widely circulated virus warnings.


A real example of the eRumor as it has appeared on the Internet:

THIS IS REAL
VERY IMPORTANT WARNING Please Be Extremely 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, 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 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.


http://www.truthorfiction.com

Answer 3

You may well be infected with viruses now since you opened the email,
Norton Symantec are advising that if you receive email like this and you are not expecting any email or you dont know where it's from then don't open it but simply delete it from your computer this includes the recycle bin.
I would advise you to do the same and run your anti virus software as soon as you can for your computer could have been compromised.
So, just remember that if something sounds too good to be true then it probably is, and this is usually the case with spam and phishing email. If possible, please ensure that your email spam filter is up to date, and if these types of messages still get through make sure to delete and ignore any such offers.
Users should never even begin to involve themselves with any type of scam, as they will be the ones to suffer the consequences, not the phishers.

good luck and safe computing

Answer 4

Yes just like everyone confirmed above that this is a hoax. Why would AOL confirm the severity of the virus and Norton will never announce that they have no solution to the problem (we all know they never do, but they will never hurt their own public image like this). Just like the Osama Bin Laden Olympic Torch Virus Hoax.

Typical chain letter spam.

http://www.cybertopcops.com/hoaxes-scams.php

Answer 5

Hello there:
I have Norton and I use Yahoo and I haven't recieved any notice, alert or problems.
Check who sent the message and answer yourself these questions:
Is the message from Microsoft or any legal company?
Does the message have a comfirming key that proves the message was sent from there? (Yahoo uses Domain Keys)
If it's from someone you do not know, I sugest contacting Microsoft and your Antivirus Provider sending them a copy of the message. They may be able to help you with this matter.
BEWARE!!! All of us expert say to delete the message if you don't know where it came from, instead of opening it.
Be careful. Internet isn't as safe as it used to be.
Laura

Answer 6

The giveaway is always "information confirmed this morning". What morning? No date is ever given. This allows these messages to circulate for years. This one, or variants like the "Budweiser frogs", has been going around for at least 10 years that I know of.

Answer 7

I got one too!!!! I didnt send it. I am not sure its real. Someone probably thinks its funny. I mean i got it and no one went on my msn or aiim or yahoo. (yes i have all 3) So DONT believe them. Its a hoax. Who did u get it from? Ask them. I am pretty sure its fake, nothing has happened to me.

Answer 8

could possibly be a chain hoax letter many are out there over the years claiming various things

Answer 9

ANY email that asks you to forward it IS SPAM.DELETE IT IMMEDIATELY.
Make sure your email settings are set to display message without opening.This way,if you don't know the sender you can see what it's about.

Answer 10

This is a hoax and has been going around for a few years now....just delete it.