[NCLUG] Fw: Subject: Major virus warning <- Hoax

[dobbster]

According to Symantec, this is two virus hoaxes in one.  This is the
fifth time I've seen it, so it's spreading faster than most viruses!

See
http://service1.symantec.com/sarc/sarc.nsf/html/Virtual.Card.for.You.html
and 
http://service1.symantec.com/sarc/sarc.nsf/html/Flower.for.You.html.

Mark (dobbster at dobbster.com)

> >
> > Subject: Major virus warning
> >
> > 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
> > sends itself automatically to all contacts on your list with
> > > the
> > title
> > "A Virtual Card for You." When 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.
> > According to news broadcast by CNN (www.cnn.com). This
> > VIRUS 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.
> > 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!
> > It removes all dynamic link libraries(.dll files) from
> > your computer.
> > Your computer will not be able to boot up