================================================ Subject: Re: virus alert bad bad .. Plus links to articles From: "Tara" To: Date: Wed 16 May 2001 02:06:45 -0400 ================================================ Computers don't have a sector zero, so if you get a virus that says it'll destroy sector zero, I wouldn't worry too much. It'd be the same as counting a basket of apples or something... you start counting at the number one, rather than calling the first one "Zero". So, computers start at Sector One, and go up from there. Tara ----- Original Message ----- From: Creed - 7M3 - Live To: Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2001 10:31 PM Subject: Re: virus alert bad bad .. Plus links to articles > About any viruses destroying the sector zero of your hard drive. I don't > know about that happening. Being that it is a magnetic device. I don't > know if it is even possible. It seems that you could reformat it. Even > if you had to do a low level format on the disk. > > But I will delete any mail that comes with those titles to be safe > though. thanks for the warning about the possibility though. > > Also, I bought the soundtrack to The Mummy returns. It is all classical > music. except for the track by Live. But it is fairly decent classical > music though. > DebbiR wrote: > > > Um, Microsoft doesn't classify viruses... > > > > > > > > This is a hoax > > > > > > > > http://www.vmyths.com/hoax.cfm?id=222&page=3 > > > > > > http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/virtual.card.hoax.html > > > > > > > > > > > > DebbiR > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > *From:* Creed Discussion List > > [mailto:CREED-DISCUSS@WINDUPLIST.COM] *On Behalf Of *Nora Fournier > > *Sent:* Monday, May 14, 2001 8:12 PM > > *To:* CREED-DISCUSS@WINDUPLIST.COM > > *Subject:* virus alert bad bad > > > > In a message dated 05/14/2001 6:46:10 PM Eastern Daylight Time, > > DDDED1SCOTT > > writes: > > > > > >> > >> Subject: VIRUS ALERT/WORST EVER ACCORDING TO CNN > >> > >> VIRUS ALERT/WORST EVER ACCORDING TO CNN > >> PLEASE SEND THIS TO EVERYONE ON YOUR CONTACT LIST!! > >> > >> A new virus has just been discoverd 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. > >> > >> Yesterday in just a few hours this virus caused panic in New York, > >> according to news broadcast by CNN > >> ww.cnn.com/http://www.cnn.com). 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. > >> > >> 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!! > >> > >> SEND THIS TO EVERYONE ON YOUR CONTACT LIST!! > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > -- > I shot an arrow in to the air, and it stuck. > -- graffito in Los Angeles > > On a clear day, > U.C.L.A. > -- graffito in San Francisco > > There's so much pollution in the air now that if it weren't for our > lungs there'd be no place to put it all. > -- Robert Orben > > To unsubscribe or change your preferences for the Creed-Discuss list, visit: > http://www.winduplist.com/ls/discuss/form.asp To unsubscribe or change your preferences for the Creed-Discuss list, visit: http://www.winduplist.com/ls/discuss/form.asp