new virus warning

VERY IMPORTANT WARNING.
> >
> > Please Be Extremely Careful Especially if using
> > Internet mail such as Yahoo, Hotmail and so on. 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 ...
> >
> >
> > Power Point presentation "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, e-mail and
> > password.
> >
> >
> > This is a new virus which started to circulate on
> > Saturday afternoon. WE NEED TO DO EVERYTHING POSSIBLE
> > TO STOP THIS VIRUS . AOL has already confirmed the
> > severity, and the antivirus Softs are not capable of
> > destroying it. The virus has been created by a hacker
> > who calls himself "life owner".
> >
> >
> > PLEASE MAKE A COPY OF THIS EMAIL TO ALL YOUR FRIENDS.
> > PASS IT ON.

i recevied this today and thought i would let everyone know

Hoax. Old one too

http://www.sarc.com/avcenter/venc/data/life.is.beautiful.hoax.html

cheers
i will let the othetrs whosent me the email know

www.sarc.com is a good site for checking all things virus..

i will have to remeber that one, only ever go on a few fishing sites.

Microsoft never send e-mails .......

Is it possibel we can fisnd out who created this virus. Then we can go there and shoot him/her!

there isnt one Ron its a hoax

I'm not only an angler, I'm a website designer. As part of my companies services (www.teessidemedia.com) we remove viruses.

THIS ONE IS A HOAX.

Pointer. Microsoft do not send out e-mails
AOL are not a leading authority on viruses.
Try www.sarc.com they are owned by Symantec who also own Norton SOftware.

Two things.
1. Don't open attachments unless you're expecting them.
2. Switch off your preview pane. Some invisible attachments will be executed simply by previewing the mail!

Simon Fall (regular speaker on BBC Radio Cleveland - on PC's & Viruses etc)

Thanks Simon, your advice is appreciated.

quote
"2. Switch off your preview pane. Some invisible attachments will be executed simply by previewing the mail!"

I've often wondered about that,now all I have to do is find out how to switch it off.

Anyone?

go to "view" and click "preview pane"

Thanks Dave, in my version it was "view" and then "layout" and then turn off preview pane.