Kindly stop naively believing every single virus hoax!

[Guest guest]

This is NOT a virus, it is a HOAX.

 

Virus hoaxes are like viruses minus payload, they just deliver it to

your head instead. People start them to watch the rest of the

country, at least those with minimal savvy regarding computers, run

around like chicken little hitting " send " to every name they know.

 

NEVER forward things like this without checking them out on snopes or

somewhere similar first. Good dead giveaway clues include things like

block caps and triple exclamation points, and disclaimers like " I just

saw it on CNN " or " I swear to God this is true! " And how could it be

bogus, right? You just got it from a friend off the Net. When in

doubt, do NOT send it out.

 

You can read all about this particular e-mail prank at

http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/card.htm

 

It's EQUALLY important to take the responsibility of instructing back

those who sent this to you. These are an enormous waste of human

energy and time, and people need to finally get wise. Copy the

explanation text of what I've just explained here, send it back to

everyone who sent it to YOU, -- and instruct them to do the same.

 

In partnership for a cleaner Net.

 

 

, Taharka <taharka@w...> wrote:

> 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

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> 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.

> >

> >

> >

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