Guest guest Posted April 7, 2004 Report Share Posted April 7, 2004 Not sure how true this is but it was fowarded to me. FW: WORST VIRUS EVER ---CNN ANNOUNCED Wed, 31 Mar 2004 13:24:02 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary= " ----=_NextPart_000_000B_01C41723.6F6BB380 " X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.4510 Importance: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Content-Length: 2580 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 ctrl+alt+del 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 notice 25 times than not at all. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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