>> PLEASE : READ THIS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE (NO JOKE)
>> >>
>> >>I checked with Norton Antivirus and they are gearing up for this virus
>> >>so
>> >>I believe this is real. I checked snopes.com and this is for real.
>> >>
>> >>Get this sent around to your contacts ASAP..we don't need this
>> >>spreading
>> >>around.

>> >>You should be alert during the next days: Do not open any message with
>> >>an
>> >>attached filed called "Invitation" regardless of who sent it. It is a
>> >>virus that opens an Olympic Torch which "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 this
>> >>e-mail
>> >>to all your contacts. It is better to receive this message 25 times
>> >>tha n
& gt; ;> >>to receive the virus and open it.
>> >>
If you receive a mail called "invitation", though sent by 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 is kept.
>> >>
>> >> SEND THIS E-MAIL TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW. COPY THIS E-MAIL AND SEND IT
>> >> TO YOUR FRIENDS AND REMEMBER: IF YOU SEND IT TO THEM, YOU WILL
>> >> BENEFIT
>> >> ALL OF US.

You didn't check Snopes yourself Fran.
It is a hoax. http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/invitation.asp
DonM

Thanks Fran ...

What do you give the 6 million dollar man when he has a virus ????

Anti Bionics

Don..nope I trusted the person that sent it to me...checked, but she probably just forwarded to me like I posted here....Maybe when I got an email that said "invitation" ..it was really Donny inviting me to his party

this came in on my email list from a friend also and it said it had been checked at Snopes but they LIED. I checked it and sent them the Snopes page in full.
Because I handle usually over 100 emails a day for my various email lists, I have come to a point where I can usually recognize a hoax, fraud, virus, phish, etc just by looking at the cover.
It goes on and on because it is now a fact of life so be careful the next one may be a real VIRUS.
Best to all,
Bill

I haven't seen a virus yet that erases the hard drive. The bigger threat today is malicious software that can infect your computer. The great danger is key logging software that can log every keystroke you make including bank account numbers and passwords. In comparison erasing a hard drive although a major pain in the butt is not as bad as someone stealing personal information.