http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/invitation.asp
Just because a chain letter claims Snopes says it's real and provides a link,
doesn't make it so...
The 2007 "Don't Open Merry Christmas" virus chain email is a hoax that gives the
usual bogus "This is the worst virus ever, it will burn your hard drive!" and
other such hysterical claims. But in order to try looking credible so people
will pass it along without actually bothering to look it up, the chain also
provides a link to a three-year-old Snopes page about a virus from 2004. The
deal is that most people will just pass on the chain without actually checking
out the Snopes info. And no, it is not better getting any chain email 25 times
than opening a Merry Christmas message.
Outdated 2004 virus info:
http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/zafi.asp
Snopes page on the current Merry Christmas virus warning hoax and variations of:
http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/invitation.asp
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