> I received this, I haven't investigated it but it is worth the quick > read. > > 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 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. > > ! ! SEND THIS TO EVERYONE ON YOUR CONTACT LIST!! > > Carline cagee@ntown.net