the CNN website has no info about virus scares except mad cow disease, etc. On Fri, 4 May 2001 14:28:54 EDT VABrannon@aol.com writes: > This is a real threat.....not a hoax, as far as I can determine. > Best.............Vicki > > ========================== > VIRUS ALERT/WORST EVER ACCORDING TO CNN PLEASE SEND THIS TO EVERYONE > > ON YOUR CONTACT LIST!! > > A new virus has just been discoverd 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 ww.cnn.com/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 this mail to all of 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!! > > > > > > > > > ==== SCNEWBER Mailing List ==== > > > > ============================== > Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, Preserve & > Celebrate > your heritage! > http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog > >