> >> Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2001 9:52 AM
> >> Subject: Virus
> >>
> >>
> >> > Please read thoroughly!
> >> > >
> >> > > A new virus has just been discovered that has been classified by
> >> > > Microsoft
> >> > > http://www.microsoft.com/ and by McAfee http://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 http://www.cnn.com/ This alert
is
> >> > >
> >> > > 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 all your friends. Forward this to
> >> > > everyone in
> >> > > your address book.
> >> > >
> >> > > I would rather receive this 25 times than not at all. Also: Intel
> >> > > announced
> >> > > 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.
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >
> >
>
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