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Merry
Christmas Virus-Fiction!
Summary of the eRumor: A virus warning that says an infected email is
circulating with an attachment named "Merry Christmas." It
says the attachment opens a "Log Fire" and will burn the whole disc on
your computer. It says that it's "the worst virus announced" and has
been classified by Microsoft as "the most destructive ever."
It also claims that McAfee discovered it, that there is no fix for it, and
that it "destroys the Zero Sector of the Hard Disc."
The Truth: This Christmas virus warning is a Christmas
hoax that borrows from several other false virus warnings.
The "Log Fire" is similar to the wording of the false Olympic Torch-Invitation virus
warning, which claims that an Olympic torch will burn your hard drive.
That virus warning also makes reference to being "the most destructive
ever," a warning from Microsoft, and the virus destroying the "Zero Sector
of the Hard Drive."
A real example of the eRumor as it has
appeared on the Internet:
PLEASE FORWARD THIS WARNING:
You should be alert during the next days:
Do not open any message with an attached file called 'Merry Christmas'
regardless of who sent it, It is a virus that opens as an Open Log
Fire and will burn the whole hard disc in 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 'Merry Christmas', though sent by a
friend, do not open it and shut down your computer immediately. This
is the worst virus announced, 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
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� Subject: AUTHENTIC VIRUS WARING!!
THIS IS AN AUTHENTIC VIRUS WARING ---� UNFORTUNATELY, THESE "LOWLIFE"
ARE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE CHRISTMAS SEASON!
� JUNE
According to the info found on Snopes, this may be a real worm, so
beware!
PLEASE FORWARD THIS WARNING:
You should be alert during the next days:
Do not open any message with an attached file called 'Merry Christmas'
regardless of who sent it, It is a virus that opens as an Open Log
Fire and will burn the whole hard disc in 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 'Merry Christmas', though sent by a
friend, do not open it and shut down your computer immediately. This
is the worst virus announced, 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
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