Please Be Careful

[Mr.Wags]

WORST VIRUS EVER --- CNN ANNOUNCED
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 . 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 !!!

If this is in the wrong place I'm sorry but this is very real and very effective in doing what it say's.


FYI
Mr.Wags

[Dr. D]

Thats good to hear wags i had one of those and opened it but it did nothing thought it was from a friend, good job it didnt fuck the comp up...i know iv had a couple more since as well but they'll get deleted with the rest of the junk....Thanks for the info

[fullmeltbubble]

imo the best anti viral software on the market right now is Nod32(http://www.eset.com )
Its a quater of the size of norton or mcafee, and besides if you were a hacker wouldn't you figure out ways around the most used(only cause of coporate deals) viral software? Also its important to have a good spy/malware remover....I recommend a nice little free program...called spybot search and destroy (http://www.safer-networking.org/index2.html)

[swikmo]

I would have to agree with FMB

I have worked for an ISP for the past 13 years and deal with this stuff daily.NOD is good but so is AVG and its free (http://free.grisoft.com)and I have personally cleaned many badly infected computers with it .Also spyware is so thick that Spybot cant find them all and you may want to run Adaware SE personal right after and do your scans weekly.Stop using M.S. Internet Explorer and switch to something like Firefox will help reduce infection.

Swik

[legion]

Date Added: Mar. 29, 2002
Last Updated: June 22, 2002
Just when I thought that virus hoax authors had lost all of their creativity, along comes this gem. Of course, it's no more true than most hoaxes, it only seems that way.
Subject: RE: WORST EVER VIRUS as announced by CNN
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 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 ctrl+alt+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 mail 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.

<a href=&quot;http://www.burstnet.com/ads/ad9378a-map.cgi/ns/v=2.2S/sz=300x250A/&quot; target=&quot;_top&quot;><img src=&quot;http://www.burstnet.com/cgi-bin/ads/ad9378a.cgi/ns/v=2.2S/sz=300x250A/&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;Click Here&quot; /></a>
Recent versions have combined this chain with the Internet Flower for You (http://www.breakthechain.org/exclusives/flower.html) warning to create the "WORST EVER VIRUS" hoax. And, like that one, this one is a hoax. There is no known virus that works as described. Here are some of the tell-tale signs:

It's not dated, yet refers to "yesterday." The earliest versions of this hoax that I have found date back as far as November, 2001. So, even if it had an ounce of truth to it then (which it didn't), it would definitely be outdated by now.
It uses lots of techno-mumbo-jumbo mixed in with things that most PC users recognize. We may not know what "Sector Zero" is, but most of us are familiar with the ctrl+alt+del key combination. And, we all certainly know what it means to lose all your "vital information."
Web sites for McAfee and CNN.com do not confirm the claims of the chain letter. Rather, a search on the CNN.com Web site back in early 2002 revealed no articles on this or any similar so-called virus. And, McAfee, a leading maker of anti-virus software, soundly classifies this warning as a hoax.
Why should it matter if this hoax was received by an employee of Microsoft? The author (or revisionist, as the case may be) couldn't resist the popular Microsoft reference, though it doesn't really add anything significant to the message. You received it to, that doesn't make it any more valid. Now, if it were sent by an employee of an authoritative company... no, still wouldn't make it any more valid.
The warning implies that simply opening the e-mail will infected you. With very rare exceptions, this cannot happen. Not to mention that relying on a specific subject line to identify a virus is foolhardy at best.
Finally, it begs you to send it on. Antivirus companies do not issue warnings in this fashion, and relying on anonymously authored and randomly forwarded e-mail chain letters to protect your PC is a huge mistake. E-mail warnings about viruses are totally ineffective at preventing infection. The best way to protect yourself from infection has always been (and remains) to install anti-virus software and keep it updated.


I'm just say'n..

[east coast]

here are the suggested links...
http://free.grisoft.com/
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/products/ad_aware_free.php
beware because there are other programs using similar names...you want lavasoft...

and a few mozilla add-ons...
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1865
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3145

[Subadai]

Glad I've got a Mac.

[h0meGRwN]

hahaha sorry non related to the thread but East Coast you've got a wicked avatar! GO COUNTER STRIKE!!! ahahaha the goood ol days..

[oaxacaspice]

I use Avast AV [used a key gen to make my trial version fully registered] and I also have Spybot S&D. So far I've been lucky and haven't had too much trouble with the "Black Hats" and their bullshit attacks on folks machines. Mr. Wags, thank you very much for that little gem of a "heads up", as I was unaware of the new viral attacks being launched at all of us on the net.

Paz y mas...

[bingobango]

Good ol' fear mongering CNN.

[ropesheads]

thanks 4 taking the time to tell USWORST VIRUS EVER --- CNN ANNOUNCED
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 . 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 !!!

If this is in the wrong place I'm sorry but this is very real and very effective in doing what it say's.


FYI
Mr.Wags

[YukonBikerGuy]

THIS IS NOT A REAL VIRUS, IT IS A STOOPID HOAX THAT HAS BEEN FLOATING AROUND SINCE 2000 OR SO. RESEARCH PEOPLE! BEFORE YOU PERPETUATE THE FEARMONGERING.

http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/virtualcard.asp

CHECK IT OUT

[bingobango]

THIS IS NOT A REAL VIRUS, IT IS A STOOPID HOAX THAT HAS BEEN FLOATING AROUND SINCE 2000 OR SO. RESEARCH PEOPLE! BEFORE YOU PERPETUATE THE FEARMONGERING.

http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/virtualcard.asp

CHECK IT OUT
Sweet. Atleast there is someone else here who thinks the way i do.

Critical!!!