SC - New Computer Virus?

[Olwen the Odd]

I went to my check site at;
http://www.f-secure.com/virus-info/hoax/
and found this--

The following virus warning is a hoax:



  Subject: A new virus has just been discovered that has been classified
  by Microsoft ( www.microsoft.com ) and by McAfee (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 (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.

The above hoax has nothing to do with VBS/Mill worm. Further information 
about it is available at: http://www.Europe.F-Secure.com/v-descs/mill.shtml

Please ignore the message and do not pass it on.




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