================================================ Subject: Re: virus alert bad bad .. Plus links to articles From: "Creed - 7M3 - Live" To: Date: Wed 16 May 2001 18:33:36 -0400 ================================================ I only heard of the Master Boot Record. I didn't realize that they started at sector 1. Thanks for the info. I won't worry too much about "Sector Zero" then. Tara wrote: >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 >> > > -- It's important that people know what you stand for. It's more important that they know what you won't stand for. To unsubscribe or change your preferences for the Creed-Discuss list, visit: http://www.winduplist.com/ls/discuss/form.asp