Possible New Virus??????

[lame]

Have received the following email warning from a normally reliable source in the USA, NOT sure if it is true or a hoax, nothing yet on McAfee?

BE CAREFUL..........

Big trouble
Message-ID: <005501c13ef4$0f5733c0$ea563604@tiny>


> TO EVERYONE---
>
>
>
> BIGGGG TROUBLE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>
> DO NOT OPEN "NEW PICTURES OF FAMILY" It is a virus that will erase
your
> whole "C" drive. It will come to you in the form of an
> E-Mail from a familiar person. I repeat a friend sent it to me,
but
> called and warned me before I opened it. He was not so lucky and now
he
> can't
> even start his computer!
>
> Forward this to everyone in your address book. I would rather
receive
> this
> 25 times than not at all. If you receive an email called "FAMILY
> PICTURES,"
> do not open it. Delete it right away! This virus removes all
dynamic
> link
> libraries (.dll files) from your computer.
>
>

Best regards,

"lame"

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It's a hoax.
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/ven....pictures.html

Text:

DO NOT OPEN "NEW PICTURES OF FAMILY" It is a virus that will erase your whole "C" drive. It will come to you in the form of an E-Mail from a familiar person.
I repeat a friend sent it to me, but called & warned me before I opened it.He was not so lucky and now he cant even start his computer! Forward this to everyone in your address book. I would rather receive this 25 times than not at all.

Also: Intel announced that a new and very destructive virus was discovered recently.
If you receive an email called "FAMILY PICTURES," do not open it. Delete it right away! This virus removes all dynamic link
libraries (.dll files) from your computer. Your computer will not be able to boot up.

Please ignore any messages regarding this hoax and do not pass on messages. Passing on messages about the hoax only serves to further propagate it.