There is a virus going around, the Craig list had it in their archive somehow, the PA lists have also had the same thing...I don't think it's this one but don't open any attachments...Char ----- Original Message ----- From: bjatkinson@juno.com Sent: Friday, May 04, 2001 12:45 PM To: SCNEWBER-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [SCNEWBERRY] VIRUS ALERT - FOR REAL mcafee website says no serious threats have been identified lately. maybe we should check that first before sending these out? did you check with microsoft about it first? 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 > > ==== SCNEWBER Mailing List ==== < Visit the following Rootsweb sites regarding Newberry Co., SC > http://www.rootsweb.com/~scnewber/ http://resources.rootsweb.com/USA/SC/Newberry/ ============================== Add as many as 10 Good Years To Your Life If you know how to reduce these risks. http://www.thirdage.com/health/wecare/hearthealth/index.html<br clear=all><hr>Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at <a href="http://explorer.msn.com">http://explorer.msn.com</a><br></p>