They also tend to feature viruses that (1) will do massive, irrecoverable damage to your machine, and (2) do impossible things. This one, for instance, will run code immediately after the user presses the "reset" button. I don't know for sure if that's possible, but I'd lay a modest wager that it isn't.
-----Original Message----- From: Godbey, David [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2001 9:50 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: TWO WORST EVER VIRUS (CNN announced) You can usually spot hoaxes because they are full of screaming, panic, desparation. That is, they use lots of capital letters, and insist that by all means send the message to every one you know or have access to. -----Original Message----- From: Mike Hulse [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2001 10:28 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: TWO WORST EVER VIRUS (CNN announced) I searched CNN and could not find any such story. -----Original Message----- From: Erwin B. Mendoza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wednesday, October 17, 2001 10:32 PM Subject: TWO WORST EVER VIRUS (CNN announced) >WORST EVER VIRUS (CNN announced) > > >This is real one folks. Watch your selves. > >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 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. 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 this mail to all of your friends. Forward this to everyone in >your address book. > >I 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 !! > >SEND THIS TO EVERYONE ON YOUR CONTACT LIST!! > >___________________________________________________________________________ >To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and include in the body >of the message "signoff SERVLET-INTEREST". > >Archives: http://archives.java.sun.com/archives/servlet-interest.html >Resources: http://java.sun.com/products/servlet/external-resources.html >LISTSERV Help: http://www.lsoft.com/manuals/user/user.html > ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and include in the body of the message "signoff SERVLET-INTEREST". Archives: http://archives.java.sun.com/archives/servlet-interest.html Resources: http://java.sun.com/products/servlet/external-resources.html LISTSERV Help: http://www.lsoft.com/manuals/user/user.html ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and include in the body of the message "signoff SERVLET-INTEREST". Archives: http://archives.java.sun.com/archives/servlet-interest.html Resources: http://java.sun.com/products/servlet/external-resources.html LISTSERV Help: http://www.lsoft.com/manuals/user/user.html ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and include in the body of the message "signoff SERVLET-INTEREST". Archives: http://archives.java.sun.com/archives/servlet-interest.html Resources: http://java.sun.com/products/servlet/external-resources.html LISTSERV Help: http://www.lsoft.com/manuals/user/user.html
