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Apology -- Nasty "VIRUS" ALERT
A "most eloquent chastisement" has been presented to me. I must apologize to
the list for being "too-quick-on-the-draw" with regards to my post earlier
on the subject.
I promise to thoroughly check out any and all alerts prior to broadcast.
This "VIRUS" ALERT was a hoax! (I am red-faced!) Again, my apologies.
Best Regards,
Chuck Cheney
Executive Vice President & Director of Operations
Maspix, Inc. - Corporate Headquarters
10 Roanoke Road, Laurel Springs, NJ 08021-2827 (USA)
Phone: 856.346.0047; Fax: 856.346.1877; Cell: 416.726.5624
Web: www.maspix.com E-Mail: chuck@maspix.com
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RESPONSE CONTENT:
Valued input/feedback from a co-subscriber:
> Here is the text of the description of this hoax from the
> Symantec web site:
>
>
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> ©1995-2001 Symantec
> Corporation.
> All rights reserved.
>
> Legal Notices
> Privacy Policy
>
>
> Virtual Card for You
>
> Reported on: January 10, 2001
> Last Updated on: February 13, 2001 at 12:44:05 PM
PST
>
>
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>
> The Virtual Card for You is a hoax that should be
> ignored. The
> following is the text that may be received as an
email
> message:
>
> 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.
>
> Category: Hoax
>
> Please ignore any messages regarding this hoax and do
> not pass on messages. Passing on messages about the
> hoax only serves to further propagate it.
>
> Write-up by: Neal Hindocha
>
>
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