new virus warning

Alexander Stratienko a_strat at HOTMAIL.COM
Sun Jan 14 03:14:10 UTC 2001


>"A Virtual Card for You" ! ! !
>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 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.<

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