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Just in...new computer virus warning!!!! - 8/1/2007 5:21:16 PM   
feralcat


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  A new virus has just been discovered that has been classified by
  Microsoft as the most destructive ever. This virus was discovered by
  McAfee. 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 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. 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 itself. So don't
  open any mails with subject: "A Virtual Card for You." As soon as you
  get the mail, delete it !! Even if you know the sender !!!

 
Don't these geeks have anything better to do??? sheesh...can't even send a card out !
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RE: Just in...new computer virus warning!!!! - 8/1/2007 5:22:51 PM   
farglebargle


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Do not open unexpected attachments.

Do not open unexpected attachments.

Do not open unexpected attachments.

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RE: Just in...new computer virus warning!!!! - 8/1/2007 5:36:27 PM   
proudsub


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RE: Just in...new computer virus warning!!!! - 8/1/2007 5:44:37 PM   
CuriousLord


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Status: offline 		OMG!  EVERYONE-  I JUST GOT MAIL FROM THE ADMIN HERE AT COLLARME.COM~~~!!!!!!1111oneoneoneone

COLLARME.COM IS GOING TO START COSTING MONEY SOON.  AND THERE WILL BE NO MORE PICTURES.  SHOW YOUR SUPPORT TO KEEP COLLARME.COM FREE!  SEND THIS TO AT LEAST TWENTY PEOPLE WITH PICTURE PROFILES AND POST A THREAD ON A FORUM OF YOUR CHOICE BEFORE MIDNIGHT TONIGHT OR COLLARME.COM WILL FOREVER BE DESTROYED!!!!111ONEONEONETWO

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RE: Just in...new computer virus warning!!!! - 8/1/2007 7:17:16 PM   
windchymes


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RE: Just in...new computer virus warning!!!! - 8/1/2007 7:18:16 PM   
windchymes


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< Message edited by windchymes -- 8/1/2007 7:19:01 PM >

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RE: Just in...new computer virus warning!!!! - 8/1/2007 7:54:40 PM   
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RE: Just in...new computer virus warning!!!! - 8/1/2007 8:06:42 PM   
sappatoti


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Status: offline 		I received this message in email the other day. Since I use a Mac, no worries here, so I took this to its conclusion.

The link in the email took me to pretty much a blank page. A small download was taking place in the background and when it finished, OS X displayed a dialog making sure I wanted to keep the executable. I chose to keep it.

When I opened the .exe file in my text editor, I didn't get a whole lot out of it, of course. It was in binary. I guess there was some sort of payload in it, I just couldn't tell. And since most .exe files aren't executables on Macs, I couldn't run it to see what it did.

Just be careful... YMMV.

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RE: Just in...new computer virus warning!!!! - 8/1/2007 8:11:03 PM   
gooddogbenji


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Status: offline 		Anyone who opens an attachment without knowing the sender deserves it.

And if you do know the sender, and it seems funny, and you still open it, you still deserve it.

Yours,


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RE: Just in...new computer virus warning!!!! - 8/1/2007 8:14:31 PM   
OrionTheWolf


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For those that did not want to click on ProudSub's link:

"Origins:   The
     original "Virtual Card for You" hoax (now often circulated simply as a "A
     Card for You") has been making the rounds in various languages since at
     least 2000, with occasional changes along the way. No such (incurable)
     virus existed, was identified by McAfee, was reported on by CNN, or
     "caused panic in New York."
     However, September 2006 saw the release of W32Heartworm.A, an MSN Instant
     Messaging network worm that lures IM users into clicking through to an
     infecting web site with a message claiming to offer "a virtual card for
     you." The original "Virtual Card for You" e-mail warning remains a hoax
     (since the newer W32Heartworm.A version is spread through Instant
     Messaging, not via e-mail), but IM users should be aware of it. "


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RE: Just in...new computer virus warning!!!! - 8/1/2007 8:15:40 PM   
sappatoti


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Status: offline 		Usually when I do this, there's a bit of ascii text within the .exe that identifies who created it. There wasn't even that. It was completely in binary.

I was hoping to see at least something humorous or snarky in it. I got nothing.

I wouldn't recommend a Windows user try what I tried. You're correct... they deserve what they get if they do.

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RE: Just in...new computer virus warning!!!! - 8/1/2007 8:15:58 PM   
OrionTheWolf


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Status: offline 		I usually call these a spam virus. It causes bandwidth to be used by those that forward the information.


Orion

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RE: Just in...new computer virus warning!!!! - 8/1/2007 8:17:26 PM   
proudsub


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For those that did not want to click on ProudSub's link:



Thanks Orion, for some reason it wouldn't let me copy and paste from Snopes.

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RE: Just in...new computer virus warning!!!! - 8/1/2007 8:31:32 PM   
LATEXBABY64


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Status: offline 		yep that is a deadly one anything that attacks the harddisk is always nasty  never store anything important on your pc
use a flash drive or jump drive or even dvdrw or blue ray.. keep your system restore disk handy

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