Virus warning re ‘greeting cards’

2007-08-11

Richard Moore

from a correspondent...

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Subject: Worst Virus Ever

THIS IS VERY, VERY REAL.
Please don't open any "greeting card" e-mails
unless you know who they're from.

This is verified at Snopes.com

<http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/postcard.asp>
(last update 1 July 2007)

WORST VIRUS EVER --- CNN ANNOUNCED

PLEASE SEND THIS TO EVERYONE ON YOUR CONTACT LIST!! A new virus has 
just been discovered that has be en 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 functioni ng 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!!

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 notice 25 times than not at 
all.

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