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"Virus Hoax:
Malicious Code Example"
Virus Hoax Warnings: Page 35
of 39
Virtual Card Hoax
March 2001
Granted a real virus could delete sector 0 on your hard drive but
this isn't one of them. Also note that a knowledgeable person could
put back sector 0 of a hard drive and get back all your files.
URGENT ALERT
Please read the following carefully and send it to EVERYONE you
know. Send it to all contacts you have, for I agree with the
message, I'd rather receive this 25 times as to not at all....
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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.
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.
SEND THIS TO EVERYONE ON YOUR CONTACT LIST!!
Copyright 2004 by Jay Jennings
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