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WTC Survivor - Virus alert
Posted on Saturday, August 28, 2004 @ 18:40:50 UTC by vlad
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Hal Ade writes: Hello, everyone:
Most of you are getting this message via "bcc".
I received the item below from Walter Rosenthal, who is very much involved with Alternative Energy research and development, and is as concerned, as I am, and I believe you are, with the ramifications
of events post-9-11.
Hal Ade
Ottawa, ON.
Subject: virus warning
From: Walter Rosenthal
Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2004 23:48:11 -0700
During the next several weeks be VERY cautious about opening or launching any e-mails that refer to the World Trade Center or 9/11 in any way, regardless of who sent it. PLEASE FORWARD TO ALL YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY. FOR THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW, "WTC" STANDS FOR THE WORLD TRADE CENTER. REALLY DANGEROUS BECAUSE PEOPLE WILL OPEN IT RIGHT AWAY, THINKING ITS A STORY RELATING TO 9/11!
BIGGGG TROUBLE !!!! DO NOT OPEN "WTC Survivor" It is a virus that will erase your whole "C" drive.. It will come to you in the form of an E-Mail from a familiar person. I repeat, a friend sent it to me but called and warned me before I opened it. He was not so lucky and now he can't even start his computer!
Forward this to everyone in your address book. I would rather receive this 25 times than not at all. So, if you receive an email called "WTC Survivor", do not open it. Delete it right away! This virus removes all dynamic link libraries (.dll files) from your computer.
PLEASE FORWARD THIS MESSAGE!
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Note: According to Symantec Security it appears to be a hoax - see comments.
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Re: WTC Survivor - Virus alert HOAX (Score: 1)
by Overtone on Sunday, August 29, 2004 @ 07:20:29 UTC
(User Info | Send a Message) http://www.magneticpowerinc.com | Symantec Security Response encourages you to ignore any messages regarding this hoax. It is harmless and is intended only to cause unwarranted concern.
Type: Hoax
The first version of this hoax began circulating in October 2001:
I just received a couple of emails regarding a "new" virus with the following message in the body of the email:
Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2001 08:50:15 -0500
Subject: Fwd: FW: Warning- New Virus: "WTC Survivor"
Dear All,
BIGGGG TROUBLE !!!! DO NOT OPEN "WTC Survivor"
It is a virus that will erase your whole "C" drive. It will come to you in the form of an E-Mail from a familiar person. I repeat a friend sent it to me, but called and warned me before I opened it. He was not so lucky and now he can''t even start his computer! Forward this to everyone in your address book. I would rather receive this 25 times than not at all.
If you receive an email called "WTC Survivor" do not open it. Delete it right away! This virus removes all dynamic link libraries (.dll files) from your computer.
Another version of this hoax began circulating in September 2003:
Very Important
During the next several weeks be VERY cautious about opening or launching any e-mails that refer to the World Trade Center or 9/11 in
any way, regardless of who sent it. PLEASE FORWARD TO ALL YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY. FOR THOSE WHO DON''T KNOW, "WTC" STANDS FOR THE WORLD TRADE CENTER. REALLY DANGEROUS BECAUSE PEOPLE WILL OPEN IT RIGHT AWAY, THINKING ITS A STORY RELATING TO 9/11!
BIGGGG TROUBLE !!!! DO NOT OPEN "WTC Survivor" It is a virus that will erase your whole "C" drive... It will come to you in the form of an E-Mail from a familiar person. I repeat, a friend sent it to me, but called and warned me before I opened it. He was not so lucky and now he can''t even start his computer!
Forward this to everyone in your address book. I would rather receive this 25 times than not at all. So, if you receive an email called "WTC Survivor", do not open it. Delete it right away! This virus removes all dynamic link libraries (.dll files) from your computer.
PLEASE DO NOT POST "VIRUS" WARNINGS WITHOUT FIRST CHECKING WITH NORTON OR OTHER VIRUS SOFTWARE PROVIDERS FOR KNOWN HOAXES.
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General Virus handling suggestion (Score: 1)
by Rob (rob@zpenergy.com) on Sunday, August 29, 2004 @ 23:18:36 UTC
(User Info | Send a Message) http://www.zpenergy.com | I generally do not open any attachment unless I explicitly know what the attachment contains. Thus, so far, the only virus my machine has caught was the one that copied itself as soon as the PC was connected to a network.
Also, in Windows there is a setting called "Hide extensions for known file types" (Win2K: Windows Explorer/Tools/Folder Options.../View) . By default this option is enabled. Pure evil.
DISABLE THIS OPTION NOW!
That will enable you to see the extension of the attachment and if it is any of the following: .exe, .scr, .com, .pif, .xls, .doc (and probably others, please comment in that case) do not open the attachment!!
/Rob
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Virus (Score: 1)
by bodebliss on Monday, August 30, 2004 @ 05:05:10 UTC
(User Info | Send a Message) http://picoscience.8m.com/ | I and you can keep 99.9% of all viruses out of your emails if you use Hotmail or some other virus scanning web based email. It won't let me open a virus filled email.
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