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Virtual Card Hoax
March 2001

Granted a real virus could delete sector 0 on your hard drive but this isn't one of them. Also note that a knowledgeable person could put back sector 0 of a hard drive and get back all your files.

URGENT ALERT

Please read the following carefully and send it to
EVERYONE you know. Send it to all contacts you have, for I
agree with the message, I'd rather receive this 25 times as
to not at all....
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A new virus has just been discovered that has been classified by
Microsoft and by McAfee 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. 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.

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