GE - virus warning

[Storfer, James]

 Subject: VIRUS ALERT!

       Sent: Friday, February 09, 2001 7:23 PM
       > Subject: Fw: VIRUS ALERT
       >
       > With Valentine's Day approaching, watch out for some
       > of those unscrupulous tag lines that lure us in...
       >
       > Virus Alert
       > 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 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 (http://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.
       > SEND THIS TO EVERYONE ON YOUR CONTACT LIST!!
careful everyone what you read..
Godspeed
James    
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