A new virus hidden in PowerPoint is going around a dangerous one (9)

Jan 7, 2009 2:00 PM CST A new virus hidden in PowerPoint is going around a dangerous one
hollandgirl
hollandgirlhollandgirlSomewhere in Canada. B.C., British Columbia Canada523 Threads 4,464 Posts
There is just now a new Virus going around.
It is called; :Life is beautiful"
it is presented in a email with power points.
Do not open this it will be followed by; "It is too late
Life is no longer so beautiful"
You will lose all programs on you pc, password etc.
Send this on please.

This may be send in the Dutch language;
"Het leven is mooi"
Jan 7, 2009 2:17 PM CST A new virus hidden in PowerPoint is going around a dangerous one
jan45
jan45jan45Sofia, Sofia City Bulgaria12 Threads 6 Polls 480 Posts
hollandgirl: There is just now a new Virus going around.
It is called; :Life is beautiful"
it is presented in a email with power points.
Do not open this it will be followed by; "It is too late
Life is no longer so beautiful"
You will lose all programs on you pc, password etc.
Send this on please.

This may be send in the Dutch language;
"Het leven is mooi"

Thank you for this warning hollangirl.I should be carefull.wave
Jan 7, 2009 4:00 PM CST A new virus hidden in PowerPoint is going around a dangerous one
hollandgirl: There is just now a new Virus going around.
It is called; :Life is beautiful"
it is presented in a email with power points.
Do not open this it will be followed by; "It is too late
Life is no longer so beautiful"
You will lose all programs on you pc, password etc.
Send this on please.

This may be send in the Dutch language;
"Het leven is mooi"
It has Hoax written all over it.








Microsoft does not E-Mail to its Users.

However,still be careful with any E-Mail Attachments.conversing wave
Jan 7, 2009 7:03 PM CST A new virus hidden in PowerPoint is going around a dangerous one
hollandgirl
hollandgirlhollandgirlSomewhere in Canada. B.C., British Columbia Canada523 Threads 4,464 Posts
Microsoft did not send this to me Conrad.
It was send to me in the Dutch language.
I translated it.
teddybear
Jan 8, 2009 4:50 AM CST A new virus hidden in PowerPoint is going around a dangerous one
hollandgirl: Microsoft did not send this to me Conrad.
It was send to me in the Dutch language.
I translated it.
I know,I was referring to the E-Mail,which infers that it originated with Microsoft or Symantec,neither of which adheres to that practice,so if you get an E-Mail with files from M$ it's most likely a Virus,or will point you to some Malware.wave
Jan 9, 2009 8:00 PM CST A new virus hidden in PowerPoint is going around a dangerous one
blue4u
blue4ublue4ubrussels, Brussels (Bruxelles) Belgium3 Posts
i suggest u scan your pc with malwarebytes antimalware which is pretty good at detecting and deleting virus sent by e-mail its free and can be got on SOFTPEDIA
Jan 10, 2009 3:54 AM CST A new virus hidden in PowerPoint is going around a dangerous one
RayfromUSA
RayfromUSARayfromUSAvienne, Rhone-Alpes France86 Threads 29 Polls 6,611 Posts
Conrad73: It has Hoax written all over it.
However,still be careful with any E-Mail Attachments.


Exactly. In general any "virus warning" that arrives as an email and says "warn your friends" is a hoax.

However, any email, including the virus warning email, can carry a virus, especially if they have attatchments that have to be opened.

Neither Norton, nor McAfee, nor AOL nor any valid antivirus site will ever send out warnings intended to be forwarded from person to person.
That is, in fact, a very good way to spread viruses.
Jan 10, 2009 4:48 AM CST A new virus hidden in PowerPoint is going around a dangerous one
Lagoona22
Lagoona22Lagoona22Bugibba, Majjistral Malta161 Threads 11 Polls 10,711 Posts
Be scared, very scared, or buy an Apple mac....I have Norton running in the background, and I never have problems...

...touch woody..


angel
Jan 10, 2009 8:51 AM CST A new virus hidden in PowerPoint is going around a dangerous one
Lagoona22: Be scared, very scared, or buy an Apple mac....I have Norton running in the background, and I never have problems...

...touch woody..
Malware has been written for the Apple as well.
But if a Hacker says I have just infected a Dozen Mac Computers,he'll be laughed out of the Trade.
It's just not "Economical " to write Malware for them.
The Criminal Enterprises using Computers-Malware to distribute Spam,Denial Of Service,stealing Personal Information,need Volume,something Apple just hasn't got.grin

A discussion about it here





Less likely,but still a possibility Apple Users will have to look out for.
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