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RE: New Viruses .
Another hoax, according to mcafee link that was POSTED IN the HOAX.
Jim
> ----------
> From: Sherry Jones
> Reply To: Sherry Jones
> Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2001 1:02 PM
> To: radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu
> Subject: FYI: New Viruses .
> Importance: High
>
> >
> >
> > >Subject:: New Viruses .
> > >
> >>
> > >
> > >> >Heads Up!
> >>> >
> >>> >Possible incoming viruses. Please, advise clients, users, and anyone
> else
> >>> >that should be aware of this.
> >>> >
> >>> >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 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 (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 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!!
> > >> >
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