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    1. [PAYorkGEN] Fw: VERY SERIOUS VIRUS ALERT - better safe than sorry
    2. Gwen Myers
    3. ----- Original Message ----- From: Liz Myers <[email protected]> To: Cappello Capital Corp <[email protected]>; Monica Villagrana <[email protected]>; Myesha Steele <[email protected]>; Tom Marek <[email protected]> Cc: Robert Myers (E-mail) <[email protected]>; Richard Myers (E-mail) <[email protected]>; Steve Myers (E-mail) <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, April 23, 2001 9:35 AM Subject: VERY SERIOUS VIRUS ALERT - better safe than sorry > A new virus has just been discovered that has been classified by Microsoft > (http://www.microsoft.com/) and by McAfee (http://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 (http://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. > > > >

    04/23/2001 06:06:26
    1. Re: [PAYorkGEN] Fw: VERY SERIOUS VIRUS ALERT - better safe than sorry
    2. Charles G. Winter
    3. This is a virus alert hoax. See http://vil.mcafee.com/hoax.asp?. Charles G. Winter ----- Original Message ----- From: Gwen Myers <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, April 23, 2001 2:06 PM Subject: [PAYorkGEN] Fw: VERY SERIOUS VIRUS ALERT - better safe than sorry > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Liz Myers <[email protected]> > To: Cappello Capital Corp <[email protected]>; Monica > Villagrana <[email protected]>; Myesha Steele <[email protected]>; Tom > Marek <[email protected]> > Cc: Robert Myers (E-mail) <[email protected]>; Richard Myers (E-mail) > <[email protected]>; Steve Myers (E-mail) <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, April 23, 2001 9:35 AM > Subject: VERY SERIOUS VIRUS ALERT - better safe than sorry > > > > A new virus has just been discovered that has been classified by Microsoft > > (http://www.microsoft.com/) and by McAfee (http://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 (http://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. > > > > > > > > > > > ==== PA-YORK-GEN Mailing List ==== > Have you been to the Pennsylvania Roots Network at: > http://midatlantic.rootsweb.com/pa/ > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB > >

    04/23/2001 02:29:35