oh... come on, this is a hoax. again.
and if there are still people executing attachments, they deserve nothing else.
btw. one cannot destroy a harddisk by software. just the logical structure.
and if the partition table (sector 0) is gone, one can restore that with
some effort...
At 07:09 PM 9/20/2001, HoundDawg wrote:
>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 the 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 (.dll files) from your computer. Your computer will not
> > > > be able to boot up !!
> > >
>
>HoundDawg
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