Posted by Kathy Fletcher on 6/16/09 12:13pm
Msg #292416

New Virus Alert!!!! Must Read

You may receive an apparently harmless e-mail titled "Mail Srver Report" If you open either file, a message will appeqr on your screen saving: "It is too late now, your life is no longer beautiful...."

Subsequently you will LOSE EVERYTHING ON YOUR PC, and th4e 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 fternoon. AOL has already confirmed the severity, and the anti virus software's are not capable of destroying this virus. The virus has been created by a hacker who calls himself 'life owner'.

This has been confirmed by Snopes.

Reply by Linda_H/FL on 6/16/09 12:19pm
Msg #292418

Confirmed by Snopes? Dates back to 2002

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

Reply by Linda_H/FL on 6/16/09 12:20pm
Msg #292419

Here's another - it's a mix of hoax and truth

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

Reply by davidK/CA on 6/16/09 12:48pm
Msg #292424

Keep your antivirus software up to date! I use VIPRE. It updates itself automatically so I'm always up to date. And it's not a memory hog like other well known brands.

Free download trial at www.sunbeltsoftware.com/home-home-office/vipre/

Reply by CaliNotary on 6/16/09 5:58pm
Msg #292464

And more importantly

Don't be stupid enough to open random attachments in emails if you don't know who it's from.

Reply by MikeC/NY on 6/16/09 10:34pm
Msg #292516

Not to mention...

taking a minute or two to check out these "warnings" before passing them on to everyone you know...