Virtual Card for You
Reported on: January 10, 2001
Last Updated on: April 19, 2001 at 09:50:38 AM PDT
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The Virtual Card for You is a hoax that should be ignored. The following is the text that may be received as an email message:
Virus Alert VIRUS WARNING To ALL INTERNET USERS:
A new virus has just been discovered that has been classified by Microsoft (www.microsoft.com) and by McAfee (www.mcafee.com) 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.
Please distribute this message to the greatest number of people possible. Yesterday in just a few hours this virus caused panic in New York, according to news broadcast by CNN www.cnn.com). This alert was received by an employee of Microsoft itself.
A Dutch translation of this hoax has also been seen:
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WAARSCHUWING !!!
"Er is een nieuw virus ontdekt door Microsoft en Mc Afee. Men zegt
dat het een fataal virus is. Het virus is twee dagen geleden in
Amerika ontdekt en er is nog geen anti virus. Het virus vernietigt
"Sector Zero" van de hard disk, waar vitale info is opgeslagen voor
het functioneren van je PC. Het virus verspreidt zich via de
contactenlijsten van de ontvangende computers. Het virus draagt de
naam: "A Virtual Card for You". Zodra je de zogenaamde kaart geopend
hebt slaat de computer zodanid vast dat je moet resetten. Ctrl + Alt
+ Del betekent het einde van je harde schijf. Het virus heeft voor
paniek gezorgd in New York. Zelfs CNN maakte melding van het virus!
Dus "A Virtual ! card for You" niet openen ! Zodra je de mail krijgt
definitief verwijderen ! " Tevens wordt door Intel gewaarschuwd voor
het e-mail "An Internet Flower for you".Open het niet ! Dit virus
verwijdert alle .dll files van je hard disk. Stuur dit uit het Engels
vertaalde bericht zo snel mogelijk op naar al je contacten !(het
oorspronkelijk bericht is van Neil Quigley van New Media Computer
Corp).
Type: Hoax
Please ignore any messages regarding this hoax and do not pass on messages. Passing on messages about the hoax only serves to further propagate it.
-----Original Message-----
From: Sabrina Stolcz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2001 1:18 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: WORST EVER VIRUS (CNN announced)
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.
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