Posted by Glenda (24.28.249.75) on February 28, 2001 at 20:15:08:
A new virus has just been discovered that has been classified by
Microsoft (<
McAfee (<
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. SEND THIS TO EVERYONE ON YOUR CONTACT LIST!!