This is a newsletter for Ross genealogy, and it is not appropriate to send out information warning about a hoax virus. The "Life is Beautiful" email is NOT A VIRUS AND WARNINGS ABOUT IT SHOULD NOT BE PASSED ON TO OTHERS; that's exactly how hoaxes propagate (this one's been circulating for two years). This is the second virus-related email I've received this week sent by the same person. (By the way, Microsoft does not send out information about viruses, which is a dead give away that it's a hoax...) Please refer to Network Associates/McAfee's website at http://vil.nai.com/vil/content/v_99307.htm for the facts on this hoax and to http://vil.nai.com/vil/default.asp for information on any other real virus threats, including hoaxes. Sherry Ratliff mailto:backintexas@austin.rr.com -----Original Message----- From: Spiritgrny@aol.com [mailto:Spiritgrny@aol.com] Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 8:46 PM To: ROSS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [ROSS-L] Just in case, don't open "Life is Beaut...Verified. I am not at work so had time to look this up on Hoaxbusters. Another watch out for this file hoax. This time it is a PowerPoint presentation. Now, a power point presentation could contain a virus, just like Word and Excel so always check them with an antivirus program before opening a downloaded file and turn off auto-execution of included macros. This information arrived this morning, from Microsoft and Norton. Please send it to everybody you know who accesses the Internet. You may receive an apparently harmless email with a PowerPoint presentation called "Life is beautiful.pps." If you receive it DO NOT OPEN THE FILE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, and delete it immediately. If you open this file, a message will appear on your screen saying: "It is too late now, your life is no longer beautiful", subsequently you will LOSE EVERYTHING IN YOUR PC and the person who sent it to you will gain access to your name, email and password. This is a new virus which started to circulate on Saturday afternoon. WE NEED TO DO EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO STOP THIS VIRUS. UOL has already confirmed its dangerousness, and the antivirus Softs are not capable of destroying it. The virus has been created by a hacker who calls himself "life owner", and who aims to destroying domestic PCs and who also fights Microsoft in court! That's why it comes disguised with extension pps. He fights in court for the Windows-XP patent. MAKE A COPY OF THIS EMAIL TO ALL YOUR FRIENDS. ==== ROSS Mailing List ==== You can view the recent archives for this list at http://archiver.rootsweb.com/archives/ROSS-L/