Received from a member of the Russian Camera group:-
Subject: Fw: Virus Alert
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 ).
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.
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