new virus warning

[Eugene Khayutin]

This is not a real Virus but a hoax.  See for yourself here:
http://chekware.com/hoax/Virtual_Card.htm or elsewhere. Please, please do not
pass this warning onto everybody on your list...

Eugene Khayutin

Alexander Stratienko wrote:
>
> >"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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