Christmas Computer Virus

[Jason]

Warning, there's a nasty computer virus going around that you should be aware of.

VIRUS ALERT!!
> http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/zafi.asp
>
> You should be alert during the next days:
> Do not open any message with an attached file called
> 'Merry Christmas'
> regardless of who sent it, It is a virus that opens
> as an Open Log Fire
> and will burn the whole hard disc in your computer.
>
> This virus will be received from someone who has
> your e-mail address
> in his/her contact list, that is why you should send
> this e-mail to all
> your contacts. It is better to receive this message
> 25 times than to
> receive the virus and open it.
>
> If you receive a mail called 'Merry Christmas',
> though sent by a friend,
> do not open it and shut down your computer
> immediately. This is the worst
> virus announced, it has been classified by
> Microsoft as the most
> destructive virus ever.
>
> This virus was discovered by McAfee yesterday, and
> there is no repair
> yet for this kind of virus. This virus simply
> destroys the Zero Sector
> of the Hard Disc, where the vital information is
> kept.
>
>
> http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/zafi.asp

[gnfishn]

Warning, there's a nasty computer virus going around that you should be aware of.

VIRUS ALERT!!
> http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/zafi.asp
>
> You should be alert during the next days:
> Do not open any message with an attached file called
> 'Merry Christmas'
> regardless of who sent it, It is a virus that opens
> as an Open Log Fire
> and will burn the whole hard disc in your computer.
>
> This virus will be received from someone who has
> your e-mail address
> in his/her contact list, that is why you should send
> this e-mail to all
> your contacts. It is better to receive this message
> 25 times than to
> receive the virus and open it.
>
> If you receive a mail called 'Merry Christmas',
> though sent by a friend,
> do not open it and shut down your computer
> immediately. This is the worst
> virus announced, it has been classified by
> Microsoft as the most
> destructive virus ever.
>
> This virus was discovered by McAfee yesterday, and
> there is no repair
> yet for this kind of virus. This virus simply
> destroys the Zero Sector
> of the Hard Disc, where the vital information is
> kept.
>
>
> http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/zafi.asp



Thanks for the heads up Jason!

[campfire]

According to "Snopes", it is a hoax.

[styan]

MAC User :)

[Jason]

I did some research and found that the virus does exist and reared it's ugly head back in 2004.....now it's back out of hiding. If your virus definitions are updated you should be ok.