Please people check these things out. This is a hoax. You can tell it is
a hoax by several methods, while it does try and use a company's name and
web address it does not actually go to any article on the "virus". It does
not mention an actual name, or many specifics. The send to as many people
as possible, is a huge clue. A simple search on the supposed subj line of
the virus would show it is a hoax.
And for people that are indepth into computers would know that hitting
Control+Alt+Delete is incapable of starting another application.
Second time in three days we have had a "virus" hoax. Any virus report you
get you should personally check out, Not a flame, but think about it.
Virus Hoaxes have the potential to be more devasting by being forwarded
constantly and overloading servers than the real thing.
Patrick Bowen
Technical Services
intellinetics Inc.
Columbus, Ohio
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Subject: Fw: A new virus has just been discovered that has been
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Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2001 11:14:51 -0500
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> > > >> > A new virus has just been discovered that has been
> > classified by
> > > >> > Microsoft (<a
> href="http://www.microsoft.com/";>http://www.microsoft.com/</a>)
> > and by McAfee (<a href="http://www.mcafee.com/";>
http://www.mcafee.com/</a>) 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 (http://www.cnn.com/</a>). This
> alert> > was
> received by an employee of Microsoft itself. So don't open
>> > 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!
> > 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!!
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