Guest guest Posted March 6, 2001 Report Share Posted March 6, 2001 Major virus warning > > > > > > >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 > > > > > > >sends itself automatically to all contacts on your list with >the > > > > > > >title > > > > > > >"A > > > > > > >Virtual Card for You". When 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. > > > > > > >According to news broadcast by CNN (www.cnn.com). This > > > > > > >VIRUS 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 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! > > > > > > >It 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!! > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 7, 2001 Report Share Posted March 7, 2001 This is a hoax. It went around my office last week. If you actually check the link listed in the message, McAfee says it is not a real virus. I just wanted to let you know so the fake warning doesn't continue to get sent around. Thanks! Shari Willis Major virus warning > > > > > > >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 > > > > > > >sends itself automatically to all contacts on your list with >the > > > > > > >title > > > > > > >"A > > > > > > >Virtual Card for You". When 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. > > > > > > >According to news broadcast by CNN (www.cnn.com). This > > > > > > >VIRUS 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 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! > > > > > > >It 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!! > > > > > > > "5th International CHARGE Syndrome Conference, Indianapolis, Indiana, July20-22, 2001. Information will be available first in CHARGE Accounts, theCHARGE Syndrome Foundation's newsletter."For information about the CHARGE Syndrome Foundation or to become a member (and get the newsletter)please contact marion@... or visit the CHARGE Syndrome Foundation web page at http://www.chargesyndrome.org Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 2, 2001 Report Share Posted April 2, 2001 OK, here I am again on an ancient computer. Mine won't boot up. Sounds like it could be this virus. I don't open anything I don't know who it is from, but Patty has taken interest in this lately. It is interesting, I will print it out when I bring my computer to the fix it man. It makes me mad. The screen says CHECK SIGNAL CABLE when you turn it on. Then nothing else, no matter what we do. This is the third time my computer has had to go in to the shop. Bonnie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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