RE: g_b WORST VIRUS EVER --- CNN ANNOUNCED

Tue, 28 Mar 2006 20:29:09 -0800

Dear Aditya,

Please dont take this in the wrong sense but thought that I would show you that someone just forwarded a Hoax mail to you, which in turn you unknowingly forwarded to others.

Please do remember to check any such emails before you decide to believe them. This mail is in existence since 2000 while you were made to belive that it a newly discovered Virus.

Here is a link which says all about the mail.

http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/bl_a_card_for_you.htm

The gist of which is -

'A Virtual Card for You' Virus Warning
Netlore Archive:  Hoax email alert warns of 'the worst virus ever' circulating under the header 'A Card for You' (or 'A Virtual Card for You')

Description:  Email hoax
Circulating since:  Dec. 2000
Status:  False
Analysis:  See below		  


Email example contributed by an AOL user, 1 March 2002:

Subject: Virus Warning

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 Card for You." As soon as the supposed virtual card is opened, the computer freezes so that the user has to reboot. When the 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. I'm sure most people, like myself, 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!!

This is posted as a warning. Lets hope that none of us gets touched by any of this.


Comments:  With so many real viruses wreaking havoc on computers and networks worldwide, it's a shame we have to cope with false warnings like the above. There is no such threat as the "Sector Zero" or "A Card for You" (aka "A Virtual Card for You") virus. If you receive a copy of this alert, just delete it.

As a general rule, acting on forwarded email warnings is the worst way to try to protect yourself from viruses — and not just because the majority of emailed virus warnings are hoaxes. In a sense, all such warnings — even the accurate ones — are misleading, because they leave the false impression that as long as you're on the alert for file attachments with specific names, you will be safe. The reality is that you put yourself at risk by downloading any executable file by any name — and some viruses are even designed to rename themselves or email copies of themselves under randomly varying names.

Much, much, much more important than heeding emailed virus warnings are the simple preventative measures of:

  1. Always being very careful what you download
  2. Scanning your hard drive regularly with up-to-date antivirus software.

 

 

 

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*WORST VIRUS EVER --- 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 . 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 !!! *




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