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Fw: A new discovered virus

2001-01-21 by Bill Sheppard

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From: "H. Gunes Yucel" <hyucel@...>
Sent: Saturday, January 20, 2001 11:39 AM
Subject: A new discovered virus 


> 
> > > > >>Subject:
> > > >> > >> 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. 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. So
> > > >> > >>don't open any 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.
> > > >> > >>
> > > >> > >>
> > > >> > >>
> > > >

Re: [emax] Fw: A new discovered virus

2001-01-23 by Gordon Pearce

Been a while since I checked this address.
This is not a real virus.  It doesn't exist. And wiping sector 0 of the hard
disk doesn't destroy the drive itself, only the Master Boot Record (do
'fdisk /mbr' to rewrite it).  It also will only affect you if you use
Windows (does anyone use Windows anymore?)
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Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2001 3:06 AM
Subject: [emax] Fw: A new discovered virus


>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "H. Gunes Yucel" <hyucel@...>
> Sent: Saturday, January 20, 2001 11:39 AM
> Subject: A new discovered virus
>
>
> >
> > > > > >>Subject:
> > > > >> > >> 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. 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. So
> > > > >> > >>don't open any 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.
> > > > >> > >>
> > > > >> > >>
> > > > >> > >>
> > > > >
>
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