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badger

badger Report 2 Feb 2005 17:06

If anyone get's an e/mail proporting to be from,POWER POINTpresentation ,life is beutiful ,do not open ,and delete straight away.once you open it your passwords.e,mail addresses and other security dedails will be stolen,and a virus is downloaded which antivirus programmes cannot deal with.this warning has come from a.o.l.Take care all.Fred.ptfg&a&g&w.This warning was issued by msn ,and norton . Checking through trend micro ,i can find no evidence of this virus,sorry for the false alarm folks ,but in matters like these i'm sure you will agree that it's better to be safe than sorry.Fred.

Researching:
Baird,Barnes,Sturgess,King,Bristow, Mead,Brooks,Lane,Bartlett, Tyneside Chesham, Bucks,London & home counties

Speedy

Speedy Report 2 Feb 2005 17:14

Thanx for the warning, will pass onto as many friends as I can. Bev

BrianW

BrianW Report 2 Feb 2005 17:15

Another hoax, I think!

Researching:
Sherwood (Kent); Jesson (London); Worboys (Herts)

Unknown

Unknown Report 2 Feb 2005 17:16

I've said it before and I'll say it again - DO NOT OPEN OR READ ANY MESSAGES UNLESS YOU ARE EXPECTING THEM OR YOU KNOW WHO THEY ARE FROM. Beware of e-mails supposedly from banks as well. If your bank needs to contact you they will write. nell

AnninGlos

AnninGlos Report 2 Feb 2005 17:16

I think you will find this is a hoax or urban legend. Ann glos

Researching:
Photo spring Researching Somerset, Dorset, Hampshire, Derbyshire, Staffs, Devon, Glamorganshire. Ingram, Masters, Tamblyn, Knight, Warner, Bate, Allen, Riggs, Dominey, Duffin

Bobtanian

Bobtanian Report 2 Feb 2005 18:38

http://vil.nai.*com/vil/default.asp This website has lists of hoaxes and REAL threats, its the mcafee site.........Sorry Fred but as you have realised,YOU have been hoaxed, but thanks for the warning anyway........

Researching:
me and my darling wife at our wedding in 1960