[keithbundock]

I found this in my inbox

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 !!!

What do you guys think?

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Just went to mcafee, they have said that the e-mail is a hoax
Mcafee
http://us.mcafee.com...n&virus_k=98893

You can read all about it there, it looks like the symantic site has noticed this as well

[jhmillard]

Just went to mcafee, they have said that the e-mail is a hoax
Mcafee
http://us.mcafee.com...n&virus_k=98893

You can read all about it there, it looks like the symantic site has noticed this as well

[Murray S.]

Howdy:

Although this virus hoax has been circulating since 2001, it is still going strong. You can read about it HERE!!

Murray

[admin]

Another good source for questions like this is http://www.snopes.com

[Yppolitia]

I got that email too, wasnt to sure if it was a hoax or was genuine.

[MR0624]

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 !!!

I can't imagine microsoft putting 2 exclamation points after "as soon as you get the mail delete it!!" and 3 after "even if you know the sender !!!". Plus I can't think of a single virus today that could destroy your hard disk.

Edited by MR0624, 03 May 2005 - 07:56 PM.