Hoax virus invitation facebook

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 of their function is saved. It is better to receive this message 25 times than to receive the virus and open it.

This is the worst virus announced by CNN, it has been classified by Microsoft as the most destructive virus ever. This virus simply destroys the Zero Sector of the Hard Disc, where the vital information of their function is saved. Have you heard about this one on Facebook?

Is it true? It is better to receive this email 25 times to receive the virus and open it.. It is the worst virus announced by CNN. A new virus has been discovered recently that has been classified by Microsoft as the most destructive virus ever. It is a Trojan Horse that asks you to install an adobe flash plug-in. Once you install it, it's all over. 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 of their function is saved.

I'll go through it line by line, as you may find it useful to compare the hoax hooks and tricks used here to those found in other dubious messages. It's typical of hoaxes to be vague about exact time.

This extends their shelf-life. There is no virus or Trojan that literally sets fire to a hard disk, of course, and I'm not aware of any malware that shows an Olympic torch as a sort of visual metaphor while it trashes the hard disk, though it would be rash to say that some such display is altogether impossible technically.

Of course, system trashing malware does exist, but we've never seen anything close to this description, distributed as described above. We sometimes describe memetic hoaxes as having hooks and threats: the hook catches your interest, and the threat persuades you to forward the message. It's simple psychological pressure. Possibly, but that isn't the choice, since the virus doesn't exist. You may unsubscribe at any time. By signing up, you agree to receive the selected newsletter s which you may unsubscribe from at any time.

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