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Virtual Card for You
Reported on: January 10, 2001
Last Updated on: January 23, 2002 09:42:52 AM
Symantec Security Response encourages you to ignore any messages
regarding this hoax. It is harmless and is intended only to cause
unwarranted concern.
Type: Hoax
Numerous variants in several languages of this hoax have been
circulated. The Virtual Card for You is a hoax that should be ignored.
Several examples of these hoaxes are as follows:
English
Example 1
Virus Alert VIRUS WARNING To ALL INTERNET USERS:
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.
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.