Re: a new virus and very danger one, pay attention

  • From: "Judith Bron" <jbron@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sun, 17 Jul 2005 14:39:37 -0400

 Chris,Thanks for all the information about this virus.  When it comes to
media spreading lies we can probably spend the rest of our lives on examples
of this in the media but we both have better things to do with ourselves.
As someone who once suffered a total hard drive loss from a virus things
like this always catch my eye and logic sets in a few years later.  Thanks
for the leg work, we all appreciate it.  Judith
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Skarstad" <toonhead5@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2005 12:13 AM
Subject: Re: a new virus and very danger one, pay attention


>
> At 10:45 PM 7/16/2005, you wrote:
> >Moti read this in CNN and did not get it through an email source.  I
don't
> >think that this is the place to analyze news sources or media content but
> >one would think that CNN is somewhat reliable!
>
>
> True, but just because you mention a big name in the media, that doesn't
> make the lie anymore true.  Do me a favor, ok? i want all  you guys to
> search CNN for a virus warning. No  I'll wait.
>
> Ok, bet you didn't find any virus warnings mentioning "virtual card for
> you". did you? Nope!
> You didn't, because for 1 thing, CNN did not report it, and 2, CNN is not
> usually one to report any kind of virus warnings.  The people who usually
> report them are the people like Symantec and the other companies who are
in
> business to prevent the viruses from infecting people's computers.  and to
> proove that this is really a hoax, beyond the shadow of all possible
doubt,
> I'd like for you to read the following.
>
> Pasted from
> http://www.snopes.com
> Virus:   A (Virtual) Card for You
>
> Status:   Hoax.
>
> Examples:
>
> [Collected on the Internet, 2002] Comment: 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 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 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.
>
> [Collected on the Internet, 2000]
>
> Recently a new virus was discovered that was classified by MICROSOFT
> www.microsoft.com and by MCAFEE www.mcafee.com to be the most damaging of
> all time!
> This virus was discovered late yesterday by MCAFEE and still there is no
> development of a vaccine!
>
> This virus simply writes zeros on the hard drive, where the vital
> information for the operation of the PC is kept. The virus activates in
the
> following
> manner:
>
> 1. By email it is received with the title 'A VIRTUAL CARD FOR YOU', when
> opening the message, it sends itself to all in the address list soon...
>
> 2. It hangs the machine, forcing the user to reboot the system.
>
> 3. AT the moment in which the keys ctrl+alt+del or the RESET button is
> pressed, it writes zeros to the hard drive making it unusable forever.
>
> By the previous information, please, take precaution with the use of
> electronic mail and, of course, if you receive an email which you do not
> know the origin
> of, simply delete it without opening.
>
> Please, send this message to the most people possible!!!!
>
> In a few hours yesterday, this virus caused panic in New York, according
to
> CNN www.cnn.com.
>
> Origins:   The "Virtual Card for You" hoax (now often circulated simply as
> a "A Card for You") has been making the rounds in various languages since
at
> least 2000, with occasional changes along the way. No such (incurable)
> virus ever existed, was identified by McAfee, was reported on by CNN, or
> "caused
> panic in New York."
>
> Additional information:
>
> Virtual Card for You (Symantec)
> Virtual Card for You
> (Symantec)
> A Virtual Card For You Hoax (McAfee)
> A Virtual Card For You Hoax
> (McAfee)
> Last updated:   24 January 2005
>
> The URL for this page is http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/card.asp
> So as you can see, you just have to pay aattention to what you read, and
do
> a bit of logical thinking and research before panicking.
>
>
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