-Caveat Lector- Virtual Card for You http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/virtual.card.fo r.you.html
Reported on: January 10, 2001 Last Updated on: January 23, 2002 09:42:52 AM Symantec Security Response encourages you to ignore any messages regarding this hoax. It is harmless and is intended only to cause unwarranted concern. Type: Hoax Numerous variants in several languages of this hoax have been circulated. The Virtual Card for You is a hoax that should be ignored. Several examples of these hoaxes are as follows: English Example 1 Virus Alert VIRUS WARNING To ALL INTERNET USERS: A new virus has just been discovered that has been classified by Microsoft (www.microsoft.com) and by McAfee (www.mcafee.com) 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 Virtual 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. Please distribute this message to the greatest number of people possible. Yesterday in just a few hours this virus caused panic in New York, according to news broadcast by CNN www.cnn.com). This alert was received by an employee of Microsoft itself. Example 2 PLEASE ADVISE EVERYONE YOU KNOW Subject: A new virus has just been discovered that has been classified by Microsoft ( www.microsoft.com ) and by McAfee (www.mcafee.com ) 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 Virtual 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 (www.cnn.com ). 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. Please pass on this mail to everyone you know. Example 3 ATENTION TO THIS WARNING... It just have been discovered a new virus that was clasified by MICROSOFT and by MCAFEE as the biggest destroyer of all times. This virus was discovered yesterday afternoon by MCAFFE and a vaccine for this virus is not found yet. It just destroy the 0 track of hard drive where the vital information for its FUNctionality. It works as follows: 1- It sends itself by Internet with the subject "A VIRTUAL CARD FOR YOU". 2- Locks the computer, so user must reboot it. 3- At the moment that the keys CTRL-ALT-DEL or RESET are pressed, it destroy the 0 track and the hard drive for ever. Please distribute this email to as many people as possible, in some hours of yesterday this virus caused panic in NEW YORK as CNN said. Dutch WAARSCHUWING !!! "Er is een nieuw virus ontdekt door Microsoft en Mc Afee. Men zegt dat het een fataal virus is. Het virus is twee dagen geleden in Amerika ontdekt en er is nog geen anti virus. Het virus vernietigt "Sector Zero" van de hard disk, waar vitale info is opgeslagen voor het functioneren van je PC. Het virus verspreidt zich via de contactenlijsten van de ontvangende computers. Het virus draagt de naam: "A Virtual Card for You". Zodra je de zogenaamde kaart geopend hebt slaat de computer zodanid vast dat je moet resetten. Ctrl + Alt + Del betekent het einde van je harde schijf. Het virus heeft voor paniek gezorgd in New York. Zelfs CNN maakte melding van het virus! Dus "A Virtual ! card for You" niet openen ! Zodra je de mail krijgt definitief verwijderen ! " Tevens wordt door Intel gewaarschuwd voor het e-mail "An Internet Flower for you".Open het niet ! Dit virus verwijdert alle .dll files van je hard disk. Stuur dit uit het Engels vertaalde bericht zo snel mogelijk op naar al je contacten !(het oorspronkelijk bericht is van Neil Quigley van New Media Computer Corp). French Information � diffuser !!! Attention !!!!, un nouveau virus tr�s destructeur arrive, lire la notice ci dessous. Information � diffuser tr�s rapidement pour arr�ter ce virus. 1. Un nouveau virus vient d'�tre d�couvert et a �t� class� par Microsoft comme �tant le plus destructeur n'ayant jamais exist� ! Ce virus a �t� d�couvert hier apr�s-midi par McAfee et aucun vaccin n'a encore �t� d�velopp�. Ce virus d�truit le Secteur Z�ro de votre disque dur, la o� les informations vitales au fonctionnement de votre syst�me sont emmagasin�es. Ce virus agit de la fa�on suivante : Il envoie lui-m�me un message a toute votre liste de contacts avec le titre � Virtual Card for You � ou � Une carte virtuelle pour vous � N'OUVRIR AUCUN LIEN QUI PORTE CETTE MENTION. Aussit�t que la suppos�e "carte virtuelle" est ouverte, l'ordinateur se bloque et l'utilisateur doit red�marrer son syst�me. Lorsque les touches ctrl+alt+del ou le bouton "reset" Sont enfonc�s, le virus d�truit le Secteur Z�ro, et votre disque dur sera alors d�truit de fa�on permanente. S.V.P. distribuez ce message � plus de gens possible !! German BITTE UNBEDINGT LESEN UND WEITERLEITEN!!! Es wurde gerade ein neues Virus festgestellt, den Microsoft und McAfee als den bisher gef�hrlichsten Virus �berhaupt bezeichnen! Dieses Virus wurde erst am Freitagnachmittag von McAfee festgestellt und wird noch nicht von Virenscannern erkannt. Das Virus zerst�rt den Null- Sektor der Festplatte, wo wichtige Informationen f�r die Funktion der Festplatte gespeichert sind. Die Funktionsweise des Virus ist wie folgt: Das Virus versendet sich automatisch an alle Kontaktadressen aus dem Email- Adressbuch und gibt als Betrefftext \"A Virtual Card for You\" an. Sobald die vorgebliche virtuelle Postkarte ge�ffnet wird, bleibt der Rechner h�ngen, so dass der/ die AnwenderIn einen Neustart vornehmen muss. Wird nun die Kombination [Strg]+[Alt]+[Del]oder der Reset-Knopf ASid am Rechnergeh�use gedr�ckt, l�scht das Virus den Null-Sektor der Festplatte, womit die Festplatte dauerhaft unbrauchbar ist. Wenn Sie also eine Nachricht mit dem Betreff \"A Virtual Card for You\" erhalten, �ffnen Sie diese mail KEINESFALLS, sondern l�schen die Nachricht sofort. Am Freitag hat dieses Virus innerhalb weniger Stunden geradezu eine Panik unter EDV- Usern in New York verursacht, wie CNN berichtet. <http://www.cnn.com> Diese Warnung stammt von einem Microsoft-Mitarbeiter. Bitte leitet die vorliegende Mail an alle Personen in eurem Email-Verzeichnis weiter. Es ist sicherlich besser diese Nachricht 25 Mal zu erhalten, als gar nicht! Intel meldet ebenfalls ein neues und sehr gef�hrliches Virus, das sich mit der Betreffzeile \"An Internet Flower ForYou\" verbreitet. Wenn ihr eine derartige Email erhaltet, �ffnet diese nicht, sondern l�scht sie sofort. Dieses Virus l�scht alle DLL-Dateien von eurem Rechner, so dass der Rechner danach nicht mehr hochfahren kann. Diese Nachricht kam heute von der Medien- und Eventagentur Suttner aus Deutschland: Es sind wieder 3 neue enorm gef�hrliche Viren entdeckt worden, kommen per E-Mail mit den Titeln: PSYCHOSPIEL, SCREENSAVER "BABY FUN" oder Emanuel.exe! Diese �belt�ter sind anscheinend noch gef�hrlicher als der "I LOVE YOU" Virus, da die komplette Festplatte gel�scht wird. Es existiert noch kein Schutz! ALSO BITTE! NICHTS �FFNEN DAS MIT DIESEN TITELN BEZEICHNET IST! Es sind noch wenig Leute informiert, daher bitte dieses Mail umgehend weiterleiten! Der Virus ist erst seit 7 Tagen im Umlauf. Portuguese Novo Virus - FATAL!!! NOVO TIPO DE V�RUS !!! O PIOR V�RUS EXISTENTE (CNN anunciou). Cuidar ao ABRIR ANEXOS !!!! POR FAVOR ENVIE ESTA MENSAGEM PARA TODOS OS CONTATOS DE SUA LISTA!!Um novo v�rus foi descoberto e classificado pela Microsoft como o mais destrutivo j� existente. Este v�rus foi descoberto ontem � tarde pela McAfee e ainda n�o existe vacina. Este v�rus simplesmente destr�i a zero os setores do disco r�gido, onde as informa��es vitais para funcionamento est�o armazenadas. Este v�rus atua da seguinte forma: Ele envia automaticamente para todos os contatos de sua lista com o t�tulo "A Virtual Card for you" ou "Um Cart�o Virtual para voc�". E quando supostamente este cart�o � aberto o computador congela de modo que o usu�rio tenha que religar o micro. Quando voc� pressiona a chave ctrl+alt+del ou pressiona o bot�o de reset, o v�rus destr�i o Setor Zero, deste modo destr�i permanentemente o disco r�gido. Ontem por poucas horas este v�rus causou p�nico em Nova York, de acordo com as not�cias do programa da CNN. Este alerta foi recebido pelos operadores da Microsoft. Por isso n�o abram o arquivo "A Virtual Card for you". Caso receba este e-mail, Delete. Por favor passe este e-mail para todos os seus amigos. Envie este para todos de sua lista de endere�os. Al�m disso, a Intel anunciou que um novo e, muito destrutivo v�rus foi descoberto recentemente. Se voc� receber um e-mail chamado "An Internet Flower For You", n�o abra. Delete assim que receber. Este v�rus remove todos os arquivo .dll (dynamic link libraries) do seu computador. Seu computador n�o poder� carregar os arquivos acima. ENVIE ESTE E-MAIL PARA TODOS DE SUA LISTA DE CONTATOS Spanish ATENCION A ESTA ADVERTENCIA... Acaba de ser descubierto un nuevo virus que fue clasificado por MICROSOFT y por la MCAFEE como el mas destructor de todos los tiempos Este virus fue descubierto ayer por la tarde por MCAFFE todavia no fue descubierta una vacuna para este virus.El simplemente destruye la pista 0 del disco fijo donde quedan guardados las informaciones vitales de su FUNcionamiento. El actua de la siguiente manera: 1- Se autoenvia por Internet con la denominacion "UNA TARJETA VIRTUAL PARA UD.". 2- Traba el funcionamiento del equipo de tal forma que el usuario deba reiniciarlo. 3- En el momento que son presionadas las teclas CTRL+ATL+SUP o la tecla RESET, el destruye la pista 0 y el disco rigido para siempre. 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