[A89] Re: Fw: Re: Fw: Fw: Worst Virus Ever....CNN Announced
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[A89] Re: Fw: Re: Fw: Fw: Worst Virus Ever....CNN Announced
Hmm... remarkably similar to the hoax listed here:
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/virtual.card.for.you
.html
and the second half resembles this hoax:
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/flower.for.you.html
Mike
> >> > > Subject: Worst Virus Ever... CNN Announced
> >> > > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > > > 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
> >> > > > > > > informations 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 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. An employee of Microsoft
> >> > > > > > > itself received this
> >> > > > > > > > alert. So don't open any mails with subject: "A
> >> > > > > > > Virtual Card for You." As
> >> > > > > > > > soon as you get the mail, delete it. Even if you
> >> > > > > > > know the sender!!!
> >> > > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > > > Please pass this mail to all of your friends.
> >> > > > > > > Forward this to everyone in
> >> > > > > > > > your address book. I'm sure most people, like
> >> > > > > > > myself, 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!!
> >> > > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > > > Good Luck
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