Virus Warning

[mcn]

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.

View:

http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/bl_a_card_for_you.htm

http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/card.htm

 

[Toby Erkson]

Uhm, if you actually READ the urbanlegends site you'd know it was false, you meathead >:-(

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.

View:

http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/bl_a_card_for_you.htm

http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/card.htm

Toby Erkson
Oregon, USA

 

[Ken Wright]

One easy way of recognising a hoax:-

It will always contain in some form or other, words to the effect of

"PLEASE SEND THIS TO EVERYONE ON YOUR CONTACT LIST !!"

Don't fall for it

 

[Dave R.]

I don't think this MCN is fooled. Either he's a jerk or he's irrational. He
sends out a virus warning, and as "support", he gives links that demonstrate
that his virus warning is useless because the virus isn't real. Hmm.