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Dear Farrel and list
Most of these mails are just hoaxes, specially when they tell you such
alarming things, next they will tell you that the virus will jump out of the
screen and grab your throat, maybe.
There is a way to make sure and I will post it here so anybody can recognize
these fake viruses.
1.- Open a searcher, I preffer google www.google.com
2.- copy one of the parts from the original mail, which is original and you
are sure was not writen by the sender, here I chose "WORST VIRUS EVER ---CNN
ANNOUNCED" paste it as is including the " " in the searcher.
3.- you will get a listing like
Sophos hoaxes & scares description: A virtual card for you
... [TOP]. The text of the fourth version reads as follows: Subject: Worst
Virus
Ever... CNN Announced PLEASE SENDS THIS TO EVERYONE ON YOUR CONTACT LIST!!
...
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Urban Legends Reference Pages: Computers (A [Virtual] Card for ...
... Click here Virus name: A (Virtual) Card for You Status: Hoax. Examples:
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Go to any that says anything as urban legends, or symantec, or whatever, I
chose this one and read
A virtual card for you
Aliases
Virtual Card for You
Type
Virus hoax
Description
There are several versions of this hoax.
The text of the first version reads as follows:
Subject: Virus
Just to let you know a new virus was started in New York last
night. 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.
The text of the second version reads as follows:
W A R N I N G !
IF YOU RECEIVE AN E-MAIL WITH SUBJECT
" A VIRTUAL CARD FOR YOU "
DO NOT OPEN !!!
IT CONTAINS A VERY, VERY DANGEROUS VIRUS.
IT WAS CLASSIFIED YESTERDAY BY MICROSOFT AND MCAFEE AS THE MOST
DESTRUCTIVE VIRUS OF ALL TIMES. VIRUS DESTROY HARD DISK. WITHOUT POSSIBILITY
TO REPAIR. PLEASE SEND THIS MESSAGE TO EVERYBODY YOU KNOW !
Not sure whether it's genuine as it isn't listed as a virus (or
as a hoax). Please watchout anyway.
Thanks,
Bill.
The text of the third version reads as follows:
Please read the following message!!!
Subject: VIRUS ALERT
A new virus has just been discovered that has been classified by
Microsoft and by McAfee 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. Once 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. This alert was received by an employee
of Microsoft itself, Antony Joseph, Chief Systems Network Engineer, Bond
House, Chiswick High Road, London, UK
The text of the fourth version reads as follows:
Subject: Worst Virus Ever... CNN Announced
PLEASE SENDS 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
afternoon by McAfee and no vaccine has yet been developed.
This virus simply destroys Sector Zero from the hard disk, where
vital informations 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. An employee of Microsoft itself
received this alert. 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. Forward this to
everyone in your address book. I'm sure most people, like myself, 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!!
Good Luck
The penultimate paragraph refers to An Internet flower for you
hoax.
The text of the Dutch version reads as follows:
Subject: WAARSCHUWING : Ernstig Virus in aantocht Aangekondigd
door CNN: het ergste virus ooit gekend. Een nieuw virus werd pas ontdekt en
volgens Microsoft normen is dit virus het meest vernielend ooit!!!!!!!!!
Dit virus werd gisteren namiddag ontdekt door McAfee en er werd
nog geen bescherming ontwikkeld. Het virus vernietigt gewoon Sector Zero van
de harde schijf, waar alle vitale informatie van de computer gestockeerd
is.Het virus werkt als volgt:
Het verzendt zich automatisch naar alle adressen van uw address
book onder de naam "A Virtual Card for You". Zodra de zogezegde virtuele
kaart geopend wordt, blokkeert de computer en moet de gebruiker
heropstarten.
Op het ogenblik dat de toetsen "ctrl+alt+del" of de reset toets
gebruikt worden, vernietigt het virus Sector Zero, wat een definitieve
vernietiging van de harde schijf betekent.
Volgens CNN heeft het virus gisteren op een paar uur tijd paniek
gezaaid in New York. Open dus geen e-mail met als onderwerp "A Virtual Card
for You".
Zodra u zo 'n mail ontvangt, moet u deze onmiddellijk deleten.
Bovendien heeft Intel het bestaan van een andere zeer vernielende virus
aangekondigd.
Indien u een e-mail ontvangt met als onderwerp "An Internet
Flower for You", moet u deze onmiddellijk deleten, zonder open te doen. Het
virus vernielt alle "dynamic link libraries" files (.DLL).
Uw
pc zal onmogelijk kunnen heropstarten!
Stuur dit bericht naar al uw kennissen.
Beter 25 maal ontvangen dan niet.
Important
Many virus hoaxes:
a.. falsely claim to describe an extremely dangerous virus
b.. use pseudo-technical language to make impressive-sounding
(but impossible) claims
c.. falsely claim that the report was issued or confirmed by a
well-known company
d.. ask you to forward it to all your friends and colleagues
As usual, you are urged not to pass on warnings of this kind, as
the continued re-forwarding of these hoaxes simply wastes time and email
bandwidth.
It is possible that you may receive a hoax via email with a file
attached. Obviously, such file attachments should be treated with caution as
they may be virus infected. Sophos recommends deleting virus hoax emails,
whether they contain file attachments or not.
Sophos suggests a policy to help prevent hoaxes from spreading
in your company.
See also:
Add live hoax information to your website or intranet
----- Original Message -----
From: "Farrell" <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Monday, September 23, 2002 16:10
Subject: (OT) Virus
> I am just passing this on. I recieved this from a source whom I have known
to always be legitimate.
>
> If I see a suspicious email in my inbox, how do I delete it without
clicking on it? With some of these nasty things, I click on it to delete it,
and as soon as I click on it, the virus is detected by my McAfee. I'm not
talking about opening up an attachment, just clicking on the email to
highlight it so that I can delete it.
>
> Terry Farrell
>
> Subject: 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 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.
> Forward this to everyone in your address book. I'm sure most people, like
myself,
> would rather receive this 25 times than not at all!
>
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
>
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