| Status | Hoax | | Comments | The Death Ray Virus is a hoax. It claims to have caused physical damage to a computer, causing it to explode. | | Description | A deadly new computer virus that actually causes home computers to explode
in a hellish blast of glass fragments and flame has injured at least 47
people since August 15, horrifying authorities who say millions of people
are risking injury, blindness or death every time they sit down to work at
their PC!
"Computer viruses of the past could disable your computer, but this virus
goes a step further -- and can kill you," declared Martin Heriden, a
computer expert who specializes in identifying computer viruses. "This
virus doesn't carry the usual 'markers' that enable it to be detected.
It slips through the cracks, so to speak.
"It is an extremely complicated process. But suffice it to say that the
virus affects the computer's hardware, creating conditions that lead
to dangerous short circuits and power surges. The end result?
Explosions -- powerful explosions. And millions of Internet users are
at risk."
The virus, nicknamed Death Ray by experts like Heriden, surfaced in England
on August 1. A 24-year-old college student was permanently blinded
when his 15-inch color monitor exploded in his face.
"So how do you protect yourself? I wish I knew," said Heriden. "You
either stop using the Internet or you take your chances until we can
get a handle on this thing and get rid of it for good.
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