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http://www.vmyths.com/hoax.cfm?id=222&page=3
A Virtual Card for You virus
A typical variation of the original Good Times hoax virus alert
(see related link). It claims your computer will suffer a horrible
death if you read "a virtual card for you" with your eyeballs.
Fact: you just read "a virtual card for you" with your eyeballs, but your
computer didn't self-destruct. Need we say more?
One variant of this hoax claims "Microsoft and McAfee" announced the
alert, and it's "THE MOST DESTRUCTIVE OF ALL TIMES!!!!", and
"THERE IS STILL NOT DEVELOPED A VACCINE!!!!" Naturally, it urges
you to "PLEASE, DISTRIBUTE TO THE LARGEST NUMBER OF
PEOPLE!!!!"
--11/13/00
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Symantec debunks A Virtual Card for You hoax virus alert
charles meyer wrote:
Hope I'm not spreading a malicious rumor?
Chas
-----Original Message-----
FromTo: Undisclosed-Recipient:@hawk.mail.pas.earthlink.net;
<Undisclosed-Recipient:@hawk.mail.pas.earthlink.net;>
Date: Wednesday, April 25, 2001 1:10 PM
Subject: Fw: Virus alert/worst ever according to CNN
>> Subject: Fw: Virus alert/worst ever according to CNN
>>
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > Subject: Virus alert/worst ever according to CNN
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > PLEASE SEND THIS TO EVERYONE ON YOUR CONTACT LIST!!
>> > >
>> > > A new virus has just been discovered that has been classified
by
>> Microsoft
>> > > www.microsoft.com <http://www.microsoft.com>
) and by McAfee
>> > (www.mcafee.com
>> > > <
>> > > http://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
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