It might be if the virus warning wasn't a hoax. See Dana Tierney's earlier email on this subject.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Alexander Wallace" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2001 10:15 AM Subject: Re: TWO WORST EVER VIRUS (CNN announced) > Another good reason not to use windows... > > On Wed, 17 Oct 2001, Erwin B. Mendoza wrote: > > > 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
