HOAX ALERT (WAS: WORST VIRUS EVER )

This message is what I sent in response to a friend. While she was well meaning, she was sending spam to a large number of her friends.

Friends don't let friends spam people.

Do not be alarmed. This was a hoax. The person who sent this to all of us is absolutly well meaning, but was taken in by an internet hoax.

Before you send a message like this to others, be aware that you can look this up on any of the referenced sites. It is not there because it is just a variation of an old hoax. why do I say this?

#1.No one would make a big deal about a virus getting past McAfee antivirus because is is not that good.

#2.Microsoft does not classify any computer virus problems. Never has, never will.

#3.Never trust an message with spelling errors in the fact section of the message. If they can't spell, what makes you think they have any idea what a real computer virus is anyway.

#4. This is a reconstituted virus message. Actually, there is a variation of this same message (without the names and e-mail addresses) on hoaxbusters and at Trend Micro's web site for hoaxes.

If the original sender had checked their information first, they would have saved themselves a lot of time sending the original message, and everyone else who read it would have saved the time they wasted in reading it.

Blunt? Sure.

Mean, maybe.

My fault, NEVER.

The sender is responsible for sending spam. Neither you (the recipients of this message) or I am responsible for receiving spam. We just wasted time going through it. Absoultly no one person who received this message has any reason to be pissed at me. I just stopped the ignorant from panicing. If you have a PC, you have to be responsible. My 8 year old knew this was a hoax, because he looks things up before sending to his friends. Mainly because he would not have any friends if he forwarded them spam all the time.

Respectfully,

Todd

--- XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX wrote: WORST VIRUS EVER ---CNN ANNOUNCED

PLEASE SEND THIS TO EVERYONE ON YOUR CONTACT LIST ..!

A new virus has just been discovered that has been classified by Microsoft 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 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. 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..!

Please pass this mail to all of your friends. Forward this to everyone in your address book. I'm sure most people, like myself, would rather receive this notice 25 times than not at all.

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