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From:  Edna Huelsenbeck <edna@b...>
Edna Huelsenbeck <edna@b...>
Date:  Wed Jan 10, 2001  3:04 pm
Subject:  Re: [vocalist] passing this warning on by request-not a joke!


This is a hoax. Take a look at
http://urbanlegends.about.com/science/urbanlegends/cs/virushoaxes/index_2.htm


> PLEASE READ!!!!!!!!!!!!>
>> > Subject: 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.
>> >
>> ---------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> Charlie Mills
>> Millsmedia Radio-Web Services
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