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To: Jorj X Mckie who wrote (7379)	9/18/2001 6:58:41 PM
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I got this in an email - a little too late for me as my other computer got wiped out by it. It's a nasty nasty virus that attacks the File Allocation Tables. McAfee has a download for one of the new worms that came out today. Name Date Discovered Date Updated Risk Dat Required W32/Nimda@MM 09/18/2001 09/18/2001 High 4159 WORST EVER VIRUS (CNN announced) >>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 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 butto! n 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 >>So don't open any mails with subject: "A Virtual Card for You." As >>soon as >>you get the mail, delete it. >> >>Please pass this mail to all of 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 !!

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