Another 'virus'

I received an email from a friend today
It had some bad news that needed to be shared right away

Apparently there was a press conference just last night
With Bill Gates, CNN, and the president of every security website

About a new computer virus that they cannot fix
It hides in emails entitled “what’s up”, “funny joke”, and “look at these pics”

It infects your hard drive, posing as a critical patch
Hiding in sectors that your antivirus programs cannot catch

It sends all of your credit card numbers to a hacker overseas
Who then distributes them in a newsletter for identity thieves

Then it overwrites all your data with random zeroes and ones
And informs Homeland Security that you are selling bombs and guns

If that’s not bad enough, it melts your motherboard, chews up your disks,
Causes your monitor to explode, and spreads a toxic gas with several serious health risks

I wondered if this was a hoax, like the one about the mutant alligator at the senior prom
But the email said that it was confirmed on Snopes, Symantec, and Microsoft.com

The email said I should forward it without delay
To everyone in my address book, plus print copies to give to my friends, family, co-workers and any strangers I met on the way

Maybe it’s a sign of the times, maybe it’s the end of the world, it all seems so horrible…

Though maybe, just maybe, I’m being just a bit… too… gullible.