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Old 25-04-2007, 07:09   #5
WillowTheWhisp
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Re: Olympic Torch Virus

McAfee won't inform you about it because it doesn't exist. The email itself is practically a do it yourself virus which is what AccyJay is trying to tell us. The hoax emails tell you to send a copy to everyone in your address book - so you do, and then they all send a copy to everyone in their address book, one of which is you so you get it again. But then you are also likely to know some of the same people so when Uncle Fred receives it from Aunty Ethel who received it from you (and sent it back to you) he also sends it on to you (and to Ethel) - so do several other people, and hey you might be in their addres book too so a bunch of the people Fred sent it to also send it to you, along with another bunch from other people Ethel sent it to etc, etc. Pretty soon everybody's email is getting jammed up with the wretched thing.
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