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| From: Random Administrator Subject: Fw: virus info please forward Be very careful over the next several years about opening e-mails that actually have subjects. Your computer could become infected with the very worst top-secret organization's corrupted plans: codenamed SLAYERS. They will come to you in the form of chain letters, much like this one, except this one is different, because it couldn't possibly contain a virus. Depending on the subject, viruses could begin to attack you physically in different ways. I'm sending this before everything gets out of hand; it's mankind's last hope. Here's the six different e-mails to watch out for, and what you should avoid and do, should you get them: 1) From: Beautiful Sorceress Subject: Bandits This letter is potentially lethal, due to the fact that the virus will immediately activate if the e-mail is closed without first issuing the forward command. Here are the contents of the e-mail: Hey, I'm hungry. Forward this to 10 people and tell them to send food to Lina Inverse, or I'll fireball you! Obviously, this is coded by SLAYERS to mean something different. The "fireball" actually refers to the virus, which is conviently named fireball.dll. If the message is closed without forwarding, the effects of the virus will begin to take place. The ill effects include: 1) Any window opened will not be able to display its contents, due to the fact that animated flames will consume it, blocking the view; 2) All desktop icons will be consumed by flames. If you try to click it, the mouse will catch on fire; 3) If the mouse is moved too fast, sparks will erupt from the computer screen, and then the computer will catch on fire; 4) The computer will detonate 15 minutes after the virus is activated. RUN, YOU FOOLS! 2) From: Elite Princess Subject: Divine Justice Aren't you tired of the ruffans who continue to act in their evil ways? I, Amelia, have had enough of their trouble-making, and want to put an end to their lawlessness once and for all. Please forward this message to at least 50 people, to spread the word, and achieve retribution quickly. Also, it will be necessary to initiate further people by bursting into loud speeches in public areas. I have attached the complete collection of justice speeches from Ceyruun, as well as the laws of every country, including a few not found on Earth; it is already being automatically downloaded by your server. Thank you for volunteering to aid this effort. Have a nice day! :-) Although this message doesn't contain an actual virus, it is one of the most deadly messages to traverse the Internet. The "attached" is one of the largest files ever made, taking up 725 terabytes (797,145,930,137,600 bytes) of space. The computer will immediately take up every last bit of memory in order to try to accomplish this task, and then try to absorb your mental energy when all else is exhausted. All the time, justice music will play in the background, to entertain you while the files are being downloaded. Eventually, the computer will either explode or... explode, basically. DO NOT CLICK ON THIS E-MAIL; THE LOAD WILL START IMMEDIATELY!! 3) From: Cold Anger Subject: Discovered The member of the plot who wrote this e-mail is code-named Zelgadis. No one is entirely sure what it means, but he has conspired a scheme to invade computer systems to find what is called Cure. Surely, this is some dangerous ploy that will put innocent lives in danger. Here's the message: I must find Cure; it could be anywhere, but this Internet could be the key to my desire. This potential discovery, I have worked on for years. You must aid me in this, and the technology I have constructed will suck information to myself through messaging. Even now, though you may not realize it, the special radiation from these words have shot into your brain, and the information is being processed to me. A complete search of your computer system and immediate neighborhood will be initiated. Cure will be discovered. Cure could mean any number of things, but its name is disguise for something horrible, I suspect. Do not open this e-mail. In fact, avoid looking at it in your Inbox, if you can help it. This Zelgadis truly has mastered complex technology, and the rays from any part of his message could be dangerous. When your computer system is being searched, files will randomly shift from one folder to another, so that there is no definite location that the user will be aware of, any longer. Due to Zelgadis's complex technology, as he may be the most ruthless of the SLAYERS, he has many backup plans installed for a relatively simple plan. Twin viruses, called Sword.zel and Magic.zel, further quicken the search by hacking into available programs, and using file transfer to transport all potential files into another folder for the main search to continue. Even if you manage to find and delete these viruses, they will be reinitiated by the main search, of which cannot be stopped. Every useless file that has been searched is destroyed, and the empty shell renamed Blood.zel. Zelgadis is a dangerous person to be reckoned with; do not view the e-mail! 4) From: Golden Priestess Subject: Prophecy Beware of this foretold prophecy; although it tells of disaster soon, it may mean direct disaster to you if the virus sent gets out of hand. Filia has more power than her e-mail may make you presume; beware of the prophecy. A new prophecy has been initiated, and the world is in immediate danger. Forward this message to everyone in your address book, immediately, or feel the wrath of the Prophecy even sooner. Simple, yet threatening. The Mace.dll file will hack into every program, and rip existing files to shreds. Prophecy is clearly a codename for destruction. Not much is known about this virus, yet, but surely something that is charged with both darkness and light will put you in jeopardy. If you choose to forward this message, you will almost definitely receive it back, again and again, and the virus will only grow many times in strength. It is best to ignore it, and then run to a foreign country. 5) From: Shiny Sword Subject: The Sword of Light is Shiny Did uf evr realze how shiny th Sword of Light is? I sur did, just noiw. Pleeez sent ths too mor pepl, or ur wil sea ow shine it rely is! It sounds more like a threat than anything. Do not be fooled by this sender's seemingly stupid nature. Gourry indeed possesses great power when using the sword, his weapon. His plan, of course, is simple as well. The virus SWORD.shi will devastate your computer in a very gradual manner. DO NOT send the message to more people; it is only a trick that will make an actual sword protrude out of your computer screen quite suddenly; the danger in your life will drastically increase if you do so. Every time the computer is turned on, the system will seem to have become more and more modified. Each time, the screen resolution will be considerably brighter, no matter how much the brightness controls are adjusted. And, the icons on the desktop, the wallpaper, windows, and everything else will turn into pictures of the Sword of Light. By the tenth time, the full effect will have taken place, and the light shining from the screen will instantly render you permanantly blind. Beware of the Sword of Light! 6) From: a friend Subject: hi Hi, you probably don't know who I am, but I know who you are. Please, forward this message to everyone you know before continuing. OK, I just wanted to greet you, and mention that I know something secret. In fact, you can find out what it is if you just click here. Don't worry; it's perfectly harmless. See ya later; bye! The deadliest chain letter of all, by far. No one knows the name of this sender, the most secret of SLAYERS. This e-mail virtually does nothing immediately. The only thing that will activate anything is by clicking the link. Almost no one, out of curiousity, can resist not clicking, but if you do, the virus and ill effects will instantly activate. What are they? A secret, of course. 7) From: Random Administrator Subject: Fw: virus info please forward Ah, yes. Of this e-mail, you must be exceptionally cautious. It claims that there is no virus attached, but of course that is a lie. If you receive this e-mail, you must destroy it RIGHT AWAY, or you will be doomed. In fact, you already are. The final member of SLAYERS is the highest-ranking, and, in reality, the most powerful of all. I would tell you who I am, but it seems your computer will be destroyed soon, anyway. The download already began, the screen is getting brighter, everything will catch on fire. And, as a special bonus to all those viruses, you might not even be able to see words on your screen anymore, fijandt hey'rell stjkdj nt... Have a nice day! :-) |
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