[Rhodes22-list] Mark ? about new virus ?

[Hank]

According to the Symantec (Norton Anti-virus) Website, this is a hoax.
 The Virus does not exist.

Hank


On Tue, 9 Nov 2004 07:57:01 -0500, ed kroposki <ekroposki at charter.net> wrote:
> 
> Mark,
>        I received this but wonder if it is new or a replay of an old hoax.
> Ed K
> 
> 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 estroys 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 !!
> 
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