Please see attached link....
http://www.sophos.com/pressoffice/news/articles/2006/02/olympictorch.html
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Stephen Cotterill
Procurement & Technical Officer x3296
Broxtowe Borough Council
Directorate of Finance
Council Offices, Foster Avenue,
Beeston, Nottingham, NG9 1AB
Tel: 0115 917 7777
Fax: 0115 917 3577
www.broxtowe.gov.uk <http://www.broxtowe.gov.uk>
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[mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Broom, Doreen
Sent: 01 March 2006 10:39
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: [data-protection] FW: Security note: virus hoax doing the
rounds
FYI
This e-mail has been sent by our IT Security Manager:
>>You should be alert during the next few days: Do not open any
>>message with an attached file called "Invitation" regardless who
>>sent it. It is a virus that opens an olympic torch that "burns" the
>>whole hard disc C of 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 it
>>this e-mail to all your contacts. It is better to receive this
>>message 25 times than to receive and open it.
>>
>>If you receive a mail called "Invitation" though sent through a
>>friend, do not open it and shut down your computer immediately.
>>
>>
>>This is the worst virus announced by CNN. 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 if kept.
>>
>>SEND THIS E-MAIL TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW, COPY THIS E-MAIL AND SENT IT
>>TO YOUR FRIENDS
>>
>>AND REMEMBER IF YOU SEND IT TO THEM, YOU WILL BENEFIT ALL OF US.
>>
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