Message From Cnn

[martymas]

hi team this was sent to me from a friend

i havent seen the article

so i cant verify it

may be some one else has

so beware.

marty

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 . 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.

[bozodog]

It's a hoax from 2001, Marty....

McAfee AVERT Labs would like to inform you of an email HOAX.

This email message is just a HOAX, currently we know of no other message that the user will receive about the HOAX as the initial email states. AVERT has not received any report of a user's hard drive being erased for opening the email.

We are advising users who receive the email to delete it and DO NOT pass it on as this is how an email HOAX propagates.

Below is the actual text from the message that may be received via email.

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 (www.cnn.com). This alert was received by an employee of Microsoft itself.

Remember: Hoaxes are a waste of both time and money. Please don't forward them on to others. And if you are tempted to forward something just in case, read the article Toxic Excuses instead.

Whenever I get one of these mails I do a quick Google search. Today I typed in: "sector zero virus"