VIRUS ALERT! microsoft say possibly worst ever

[vernon]

Hello,

i received email at work (where i am now... hi boss :P)

Its definutly sounds like something to be aware of!!!



A new virus has just been discovered that has been classified by Microsoft 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 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.

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!! Even if you know the sender !!!

Please pass this mail to all of your friends.

Forward this to everyone in your address book.**

[Beth]

we have had something similar :( also ones with attachments saying it has been returned to us, even though we never sent it in the first place.

check everything people!
darn virus' :mad:

[Enterian]

Oh dear,

DO NOT, I repeat DO NOT forward this onto everyone in your address book, it is a hoax.

Check the details here. (http://uk.mcafee.com/virusInfo/default.asp?id=description&virus_k=98893)

Enterian

[vernon]

hehe :blush:

Good job someones on the ball ay enterian! thanks for the info.

I have to admit i didn't do any checking other than a virus scan after receiving that email from a work collegue.

Now i feel silly, well...sillier :P

I thought i was doing something good and its years old anyway...heh ..oh well!



/me heads off to buy a chocolate cup!

[Matthew]

Virtual Card hoax also included here:

http://virusall.com/hoaxlat.html

But a good reminder - never, ever click (or open) on any e-mail file attachment even if it appears to be from someone you know, without virus checking with up to date software first. :)

Even someone you know or trust may have had something e-mailed out to you automatically by a self-sending virus for example, without their knowledge.

[vanner]

Yeah, 'fraid it's an old hoax !!

http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data...rd.for.you.html (http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/virtual.card.for.you.html)

The best way to find out is to put the title of the 'Virus' into Google

That will tell you !! ;)

[Matthew]

Originally posted by Hazelnut@22nd October 2004 - 7:13 PM
I received a message from somebody I know the other day, it was a chain lettter type thing.

I didn't!

I decided that it was a way of flooding the internet with emails and could slow things down.
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Nice one HN, they are the scourge of the internet and dressed-up spam!

This page has some good examples:

http://virusall.com/chainexamples.html