new virus?

[rainbowdemon]

This is a direct copy and paste from another forum site. There are a lot of jokers there. I hope this is a joke too. has anybody seen this?

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 notice 25 times than not at all.

[The Hunter]

A handy page to bookmark Joe, and as I recall this one of the hoaxes that makes the rounds on a regular basis.

http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/hoax.html

Edited January 27, 2005 by The Hunter

[rainbowdemon]

Thanks. I thought it might be a joke, but I wasn't sure.

:D

[The Hunter]

Glad to help and, these dam things just seem to keep making the rounds, every now and then.