New Computer Virus!

Hi ya! Glad you found time to click by today. Coffee's ready... and the tray of virtual doughnuts, muffins and pastries is a sight to behold. Grab a couple, fill your mug and c'mon over here to the VIP table while I tell you about a new computer virus you want to watch out for. Thanks to Audrey in Calgary, Alberta for sending this in!

URGENT PLEASE CIRCULATE

In the coming days, DO NOT open any message regardless of who sent it
to you with an attachment called: BLACK MUSLIM IN THE WHITE HOUSE. It
is a virus that opens an Olympics torch that burns the whole hard disk
of your computer.

Directions: You should send this message to all of your contacts. It
is better to receive this e-mail 2 dozen times than to receive the
virus and open it. 

If you receive a message called BLACK MUSLIM IN THE WHITE HOUSE even if sent by a friend, do not open and shut down your machine
immediately. I don't recommend that you forward the notice you get, even if it is from a friend. Better to copy the message to a new document then email that... just in case something attached itself to the email you received. Could happen! An alternative would be to send a copy of this blogpost to your mailing list. I'd like that, too!

It is the worst virus ever announced by CNN. 

It has been classified by Microsoft as the most destructive virus ever. 

This virus was discovered yesterday afternoon by McAfee. There is no
repair yet for this kind of virus. This virus destroys the Zero
Sector of your hard disk, where vital information function is stored.

Verified by    snopes.com 

Sounds like a doozie and one to be avoided, eh! SOme of these messages are valid while others aren't. Best to be on the safe side. Although you may be tempted, pouring coffee on your keyboard will NOT remove the virus!

Many innocent programs you download, come with unheralded attachments that are harder to get rid of than Alan Harper or cockroaches. If you do download anything, go to your list of programs and check if anything else downloaded itself. I usually check to see if anything else came in on the same date. If you don't recognize it, uninstall it ASAP!

See ya, eh!

Bob