OT..... INFORMATION ABOUT NEW COMPUTER VIRUS

[andy]

i recieved this email from a mate of mine this morning



URGENT URGENT URGENT URGENT URGENT URGENT URGENT URGENT



PLEASE DON'T DELETE THIS WITHOUT READING IT AND FORWARDING IT ON TO ALL YOUR CONTACTS





I checked with Norton Anti-Virus, and they are gearing up for this virus! Get this E-mail message sent around to your contacts ASAP.

PLEASE FORWARD THIS WARNING AMONG FRIENDS, FAMILY AND CONTACTS!

You should be alert during the next few days. Do not open any message with an attachment entitled 'POSTCARD,' regardless of who sent it to you. It is a virus which opens A POSTCARD IMAGE, whic h 'burns' the whole hard disc C of your computer. This virus will be received from someone who has your e-mail address in his/her contact list. This is the reason why you need to send this e-mail to all your contacts. It is better to receive this message 25 times than to
receive the virus and open it.


If you receive a mail called' POSTCARD,' even though sent to you by a friend, do not open It.! This includes all cards, too. Shut down your computer immediately.

This is the worst virus announced by CNN. It has been classified by Microsoft as the most destructive virus ever. This virus was discovered by McAfee yesterday, and there is no repair yet for this kind of virus. This virus simply destroys the Zero Sector of the Hard Disc, where the vital
information is kept.

COPY THIS E-MAIL, AND SEND IT TO YOUR FRIENDS. RE MEMBER: IF YOU SEND IT TO THEM, YOU WILL BENEFIT ALL OF US.

April'99 115/16v
current mileage 45080
current status: running good

 

[Tom]

The virus is infact the warning email.

http://www.sophos.com/security/hoaxes/sectorzero.html

 

[Roberto]

As the Sophos site goes on to say...

Many virus hoaxes:

- falsely claim to describe an extremely dangerous virus

- use pseudo-technical language to make impressive-sounding (but impossible) claims

- falsely claim that the report was issued or confirmed by a well-known company

- ask you to forward it to all your friends and colleagues

As usual, you are urged not to pass on warnings of this kind, as the continued re-forwarding of these hoaxes simply wastes time and email bandwidth.

It is possible that you may receive a hoax via email with a file attached. Obviously, such file attachments should be treated with caution as they may be virus infected. Sophos recommends deleting virus hoax emails, whether they contain file attachments or not.


Therefore, thread locked.

Rob
Mk.2 Marea Weekend 1.8 16v 115 ELX - Bigger IS better !