A Virtual Card for You virus
A typical
variation of the original Good Times hoax virus alert (see related link).
It claims your computer will suffer a horrible death if you read "a virtual card
for you" with your eyeballs.
Fact: you just read "a virtual card for you" with your eyeballs, but
your computer didn't self-destruct. Need we say more?
One variant of this hoax claims "Microsoft and McAfee" announced the alert,
and it's "THE MOST DESTRUCTIVE OF ALL TIMES!!!!", and "THERE IS STILL NOT
DEVELOPED A VACCINE!!!!" Naturally, it urges you to "PLEASE, DISTRIBUTE TO THE
LARGEST NUMBER OF PEOPLE!!!!" ********* http://urbanlegends.about.com/cs/virushoaxesaz/index_2.htm?terms=A+virtual+card+for+you
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Peace,
y'all
:fp
----- Original Message -----From: [log in to unmask] href="mailto:[log in to unmask]">BakerTo: [log in to unmask] href="mailto:[log in to unmask]">[log in to unmask]Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2001 9:28 PMSubject: FW: Virus Alert
Sent: 9/23/2001 7:33:52 PM
Subject: Virus Alert
WORST EVER VIRUS (CNN announced) > > > > PLEASE SEND THIS TO EVERYONE ON YOUR
CONTACT LIST !!
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 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. 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 this mail, delete it.
Please pass this mail to all of 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
--- Hermine Meinhard
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