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From: "Don Shickle" <dshickle@hvc.rr.com>
To: "2000gold" <2000gold@telus.net>
Subject: Fw: A new virus has just been discovered that has been
classified (fwd)
Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2001 11:14:51 -0500
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Subject: Fw: A new virus has just been discovered that has been classified
(fwd)
> > > >> > A new virus has just been discovered that has been
> > classified by
> > > >> > Microsoft (<a
> href="http://www.microsoft.com/";>http://www.microsoft.com/</a>)
> > and by McAfee (<a href="http://www.mcafee.com/";>
http://www.mcafee.com/</a>) 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 (http://www.cnn.com/</a>). This
> alert> > was
> received by an employee of Microsoft itself. So don't open
>> > 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!!
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