I have just had this message passed on to me, apologies if anyone else has already posted it, but I know alot of you use Hotmail or Yahoo accounts, as seems to be directed at these.

>BE 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 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, 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 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.Get more from the Web. FREE
>MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com

 

hoax

 

Thanks TurboKitty, I'll forward that to all the poor people I've just worried, and the person that sent it to me.

 

Always be very wary of anything thats says forward onto everyone you know, always a hoax. If it was cosher it would say send to your system admin

 

LOL

I like the Chinese version

 

Cheers.

 

A pretty harmless hoax though, as it isnt asking you to delete any system folders or similar. Just warning of an email?? I nearly fell for one that was asking me to delete files in the Windows and system folders once.