Guest guest Posted March 2, 2001 Report Share Posted March 2, 2001 New & Dangerous Virus > > A new virus has just been discovered that has been classified by > > Microsoft (www.microsoft.com http://www.microsoft.com>) and by McAfee > > (www.mcafee.com 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 t he 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 jus t a few hours this virus caused panic in New York, > > according to news broadcast by CNN (www.cnn.com http://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 all your friends. Forward this to > > everyone in your address book. I would rather receive this 25 times than > > not at all. > > Also: Intel annou nced 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. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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