BETTER READ THIS - IT MIGHT SAVE YOUR BUTT
Friday, September 20, 2002 by Dreamdesign3d | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
I got this in an e-mail and it comes from a good source. And as I don't have any one in my address book I thought I would post it here.
PLEASE FORWARD THIS MESSAGE TO OTHERS. FOR THOSE THAT DON'T
KNOW, "WTC" STANDS FOR THE WORLD TRADE CENTER......WHICH MAKES THIS
VIRUS 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!! If you open it you will not beable to
even start your computer! Forward this to everyone in your
address book. 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 TO OTHERS. FOR THOSE THAT DON'T
KNOW, "WTC" STANDS FOR THE WORLD TRADE CENTER......WHICH MAKES THIS
VIRUS 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!! If you open it you will not beable to
even start your computer! Forward this to everyone in your
address book. 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
Carlitus
Reply #4 Friday, September 20, 2002 5:01 PM
Reply #4 Friday, September 20, 2002 5:01 PM
since Internet popularization, there's sended a lot of e-mails/messages like this. I think that this kind of messages are promoted by antivirus developers, or by computers 'jokers' (or 'lamers').
Why i believe this?
1.- I never 'contaminated' by 'papajam/w32-c' or 'skinnerskarma.exe' virus (these are imaginary name of virus that you can receive an advice).
2.- I never received an advise of 'Nimda', 'Sircam' and 'Klez' viruses, but i received more dozens (or hundreds) of mails contaminated with these viruses.
If i don't believe on this kind of messages, don't mean that my 'Windoze' computer can be easy contaminated, and i'ts VERY REALLY IMPORTANT that any Blindows user need a hard ANTIVIRUS.
If you need to see daily news about new viruzes, visit http://www.pandasoftware.com (you can also get free virus-cleaners here).
If you will get horrified about Flindows security, visit the spezialists here http://www.microsoft.com
Why i believe this?
1.- I never 'contaminated' by 'papajam/w32-c' or 'skinnerskarma.exe' virus (these are imaginary name of virus that you can receive an advice).
2.- I never received an advise of 'Nimda', 'Sircam' and 'Klez' viruses, but i received more dozens (or hundreds) of mails contaminated with these viruses.
If i don't believe on this kind of messages, don't mean that my 'Windoze' computer can be easy contaminated, and i'ts VERY REALLY IMPORTANT that any Blindows user need a hard ANTIVIRUS.
If you need to see daily news about new viruzes, visit http://www.pandasoftware.com (you can also get free virus-cleaners here).
If you will get horrified about Flindows security, visit the spezialists here http://www.microsoft.com
Delicious
Reply #5 Friday, September 20, 2002 5:38 PM
Reply #5 Friday, September 20, 2002 5:38 PM
Must be a day for HOAX. This is the third one I seen today. This virus threat is a hoax and you can read about it at http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/wtc.htm
Please bookmark that site and verify anything sent via E-mail before scaring anyone needlessly.
Please bookmark that site and verify anything sent via E-mail before scaring anyone needlessly.
Rish
Reply #6 Sunday, September 22, 2002 2:34 PM
Reply #6 Sunday, September 22, 2002 2:34 PM
i bet this email warning itself contained the virus. besides it sounds to fake. earasing whole hard drive? destroying all dlls? that had to happen with your eyes closed.
sig101
Reply #8 Sunday, September 22, 2002 6:38 PM
Reply #8 Sunday, September 22, 2002 6:38 PM
When you get an email telling you to forward it to others or everyone you know, that's a clue that it's probably a hoax.
If it's an email claiming there's a new virus on the loose that'll eat your hd, etc., check with a reputable antivirus site like symantec, for example, which keeps track of real viruses and hoaxes as well. In general, snopes.com is a good hoax debunking site (Sally provided a link to it above).
If it's an email claiming there's a new virus on the loose that'll eat your hd, etc., check with a reputable antivirus site like symantec, for example, which keeps track of real viruses and hoaxes as well. In general, snopes.com is a good hoax debunking site (Sally provided a link to it above).
Kinrik
Reply #9 Monday, September 23, 2002 11:16 AM
Reply #9 Monday, September 23, 2002 11:16 AM
nevertheless, thanks for caring enough to be concerned with the community, pretender.
i would probably have done the same.
i would probably have done the same.
Delicious
Reply #10 Monday, September 23, 2002 4:45 PM
Reply #10 Monday, September 23, 2002 4:45 PM
Yes the thought is what really counts. Most ppl are savy enough to be cautious but it is always better safe than sorry.
Ian MacGregor
Reply #11 Wednesday, September 25, 2002 1:02 PM
Reply #11 Wednesday, September 25, 2002 1:02 PM
Surfing the 'net without a virus checker is kinda like driving a car while blindfolded. If you get in a wreck, it's your own fault.
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Reply #1 Friday, September 20, 2002 4:39 PM
Virii are usually built to spread these days. Kind of like AIDS versus Ebola. If it kills you quick, then it doesn't spread as well. If someone did develop a virus like this, they were old-school, or didn't think it through very well. I'll be interested to see if it is a hoax or not. When will people stop opening attatchments? I wouldn't open an attatchment from *anyone*, ever, unless the told me they were sending it beforehand.
Thanks for the heads up