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WORST VIRUS EVER ---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 (Aug 30th) 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 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.

http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/ven...d.for.you.html

Numerous variants in several languages of this hoax have been circulated.
The Virtual Card for You is a hoax that should be ignored. Several examples
of these hoaxes are as follows:

English

Example 1
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.

Example 2
PLEASE ADVISE EVERYONE YOU KNOW

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 everyone you know.

Example 3

ATENTION TO THIS WARNING...

It just have been discovered a new virus that was clasified by MICROSOFT and
by MCAFEE as the biggest destroyer of all times. This virus was discovered
yesterday afternoon by MCAFFE and a vaccine for this virus is not found yet.
It just destroy the 0 track of hard drive where the vital information for
its FUNctionality.

It works as follows:

1- It sends itself by Internet with the subject "A VIRTUAL CARD FOR YOU".
2- Locks the computer, so user must reboot it.
3- At the moment that the keys CTRL-ALT-DEL or RESET are pressed, it destroy
the 0 track and the hard drive for ever.

Please distribute this email to as many people as possible, in some hours of
yesterday this virus caused panic in NEW YORK as CNN said.

Dutch
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).

French
Information à diffuser !!! Attention !!!!, un nouveau virus très destructeur
arrive, lire la notice ci dessous. Information à diffuser très rapidement
pour arrêter ce virus. 1. Un nouveau virus vient d'être découvert et a été
classé par Microsoft comme étant le plus destructeur n'ayant jamais existé !
Ce virus a été découvert hier après-midi par McAfee et aucun vaccin n'a
encore été développé. Ce virus détruit le Secteur Zéro de votre disque dur,
la où les informations vitales au fonctionnement de votre système sont
emmagasinées. Ce virus agit de la façon suivante : Il envoie lui-même un
message a toute votre liste de contacts avec le titre « Virtual Card for
You » ou « Une carte virtuelle pour vous » N'OUVRIR AUCUN LIEN QUI PORTE
CETTE MENTION. Aussitôt que la supposée "carte virtuelle" est ouverte,
l'ordinateur se bloque et l'utilisateur doit redémarrer son système. Lorsque
les touches ctrl+alt+del ou le bouton "reset" Sont enfoncés, le virus
détruit le Secteur Zéro, et votre disque dur sera alors détruit de façon
permanente. S.V.P. distribuez ce message à plus de gens possible !!

German
BITTE UNBEDINGT LESEN UND WEITERLEITEN!!!

Es wurde gerade ein neues Virus festgestellt, den Microsoft und McAfee als
den bisher gefährlichsten Virus überhaupt bezeichnen! Dieses Virus wurde
erst am Freitagnachmittag von McAfee festgestellt und wird noch nicht von
Virenscannern erkannt. Das Virus zerstört den Null-Sektor der Festplatte, wo
wichtige Informationen für die Funktion der Festplatte gespeichert sind. Die
Funktionsweise des Virus ist wie folgt: Das Virus versendet sich automatisch
an alle Kontaktadressen aus dem Email-Adressbuch und gibt als Betrefftext
\"A Virtual Card for You\" an. Sobald die vorgebliche virtuelle Postkarte
geöffnet wird, bleibt der Rechner hängen, so dass der/die AnwenderIn einen
Neustart vornehmen muss.

Wird nun die Kombination [Strg]+[Alt]+[Del]oder der Reset-Knopf ASid am
Rechnergehäuse gedrückt, löscht das Virus den Null-Sektor der Festplatte,
womit die Festplatte dauerhaft unbrauchbar ist. Wenn Sie also eine Nachricht
mit dem Betreff \"A Virtual Card for You\" erhalten, öffnen Sie diese mail
KEINESFALLS, sondern löschen die Nachricht sofort. Am Freitag hat dieses
Virus innerhalb weniger Stunden geradezu eine Panik unter EDV-Usern in New
York verursacht, wie CNN berichtet. http://www.cnn.com

Diese Warnung stammt von einem Microsoft-Mitarbeiter. Bitte leitet die
vorliegende Mail an alle Personen in eurem Email-Verzeichnis weiter.

Es ist sicherlich besser diese Nachricht 25 Mal zu erhalten, als gar nicht!

Intel meldet ebenfalls ein neues und sehr gefährliches Virus, das sich mit
der Betreffzeile \"An Internet Flower ForYou\" verbreitet. Wenn ihr eine
derartige Email erhaltet, öffnet diese nicht, sondern löscht sie sofort.

Dieses Virus löscht alle DLL-Dateien von eurem Rechner, so dass der Rechner
danach nicht mehr hochfahren kann. Diese Nachricht kam heute von der Medien-
und Eventagentur Suttner aus Deutschland:
Es sind wieder 3 neue enorm gefährliche Viren entdeckt worden, kommen per
E-Mail mit den Titeln: PSYCHOSPIEL, SCREENSAVER "BABY FUN" oder Emanuel.exe!
Diese Übeltäter sind anscheinend noch gefährlicher als der "I LOVE YOU"
Virus, da die komplette Festplatte gelöscht wird. Es existiert noch kein
Schutz!
ALSO BITTE! NICHTS ÖFFNEN DAS MIT DIESEN TITELN BEZEICHNET IST!

Es sind noch wenig Leute informiert, daher bitte dieses Mail umgehend
weiterleiten! Der Virus ist erst seit 7 Tagen im Umlauf.

Portuguese
Novo Virus - FATAL!!!

NOVO TIPO DE VÍRUS !!!

O PIOR VÍRUS EXISTENTE (CNN anunciou). Cuidar ao ABRIR ANEXOS !!!!
POR FAVOR ENVIE ESTA MENSAGEM PARA TODOS OS CONTATOS DE SUA LISTA!!Um novo
vírus foi descoberto e classificado pela Microsoft como o mais destrutivo já
existente. Este vírus foi descoberto ontem à tarde pela McAfee e ainda não
existe vacina. Este vírus simplesmente destrói a zero os setores do disco
rígido, onde as informações vitais para funcionamento estão armazenadas.
Este vírus atua da seguinte forma:
Ele envia automaticamente para todos os contatos de sua lista com o título
"A Virtual Card for you" ou "Um Cartão Virtual para você".
E quando supostamente este cartão é aberto o computador congela de modo que
o usuário tenha que religar o micro. Quando você pressiona a chave
ctrl+alt+del ou pressiona o botão de reset, o vírus destrói o Setor Zero,
deste modo destrói permanentemente o disco rígido.
Ontem por poucas horas este vírus causou pânico em Nova York, de acordo com
as notícias do programa da CNN. Este alerta foi recebido pelos operadores da
Microsoft. Por isso não abram o arquivo "A Virtual Card for you". Caso
receba este e-mail, Delete. Por favor passe este e-mail para todos os seus
amigos. Envie este para todos de sua lista de endereços. Além disso, a Intel
anunciou que um novo e, muito destrutivo vírus foi descoberto recentemente.
Se você receber um e-mail chamado "An Internet Flower For You", não abra.
Delete assim que receber.
Este vírus remove todos os arquivo .dll (dynamic link libraries) do seu
computador. Seu computador não poderá carregar os arquivos acima.
ENVIE ESTE E-MAIL PARA TODOS DE SUA LISTA DE CONTATOS


Spanish
ATENCION A ESTA ADVERTENCIA...

Acaba de ser descubierto un nuevo virus que fue clasificado por MICROSOFT y
por la MCAFEE como el mas destructor de todos los tiempos Este virus fue
descubierto ayer por la tarde por MCAFFE todavia no fue descubierta una
vacuna para este virus.El simplemente destruye la pista 0 del disco fijo
donde quedan guardados las informaciones vitales de su FUNcionamiento.

El actua de la siguiente manera:
1- Se autoenvia por Internet con la denominacion "UNA TARJETA VIRTUAL PARA
UD.".
2- Traba el funcionamiento del equipo de tal forma que el usuario deba
reiniciarlo.
3- En el momento que son presionadas las teclas CTRL+ATL+SUP o la tecla
RESET, el destruye la pista 0 y el disco rigido para siempre.

Por favor distribuyan este e-mail para el mayor numero de personas, en horas
de ayer este virus causo panico en NEW YORK de acuerdo con la CNN.









Write-up by: Neal Hindocha




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Is the following email legitimate??

WORST VIRUS EVER ---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 (Aug 30th) 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 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.