Guest guest Posted February 14, 2002 Report Share Posted February 14, 2002 > > VIRUS ALERT > > > > Worst Virus ever.....CNN announced. > > PLEASE SEND THIS TO EVERYONE ON YOUR CONTACT LIST !! > > > > A new virus has just been discovered that has been classified by Microsoft > > as the most destructive ever! This virus was discovered yesterday > afternoon > > by McAfee and no vaccine has yet been developed. This virus simply > destroys > > Sector Zero from the hard disk, where vital information for its > functioning > > are stored. > > > > This virus acts in the following manner: It sends itself automatically to > > all contacts on your list with the title " A Card for You. " > > As soon as the supposed virtual card is opened, the computer freezes so > that > > > > the user has to reboot. When the keys or the reset button are pressed, the > > virus destroys Sector Zero, thus permanently destroying the hard disk. > > > > Yesterday in just a few hours this virus caused panic in New York, > according > > to news broadcast by CNN. This alert was received by an employee of > > Microsoft itself. So don't open any mails with subject: " A Virtual Card > > for You. " As soon as you get the mail, delete it. Even if you know the > > sender > > > > Please pass this mail to all of your friends. Forward this to everyone in > > your address book. I'm sure most people, like myself, 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 " An Internet Flower For You, > 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 !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 14, 2002 Report Share Posted February 14, 2002 Did you check on this " virus alert " before you sent it out? Looks mighty suspicious to me. CNN, Microsoft, and McAfee all mentioned, yet there are no URLs to any of the 3 sites for more information. The only date mentioned is " yesterday " so I do not know if the information (if it is valid info) is recent, or a year old. Please verify warnings before passing them on, and please include URLs with pertinent info. Alobar - " Dorothy " <dotcats Wednesday, February 13, 2002 11:21 PM Fw: Latest Virus Alerts > > > > VIRUS ALERT > > > > > > Worst Virus ever.....CNN announced. > > > PLEASE SEND THIS TO EVERYONE ON YOUR CONTACT LIST !! > > > > > > A new virus has just been discovered that has been classified by > Microsoft > > > as the most destructive ever! This virus was discovered yesterday > > afternoon > > > by McAfee and no vaccine has yet been developed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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