[Vision2020] Bad Virus... Important to read...

[Glenn Schwaller]

Thanks for the info Paul.  It also seems like spammers are using pdf files
now, since most of the filtering programs were written for image attachments
and not pdf files.  Check the link below for more info.

GS

http://www.securityfocus.com/news/11475

On 8/6/07, Paul Rumelhart <godshatter at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>  I haven't looked this up (I'm running late), but I have been getting
> these emails for a long time now.  I just junk them.
>
> If this virus does overwrite sector 0, don't panic too much yet.  There
> are ways of getting it back.  It used to be the case that you could boot
> with a floppy and run "fdisk /mbr" to get the master boot record back.  I
> don't know if that's still true.  Also, there are linux live cd
> distributions that have tools on them that can be used to diagnose your
> system and do some repairs.  One of them is called Helix, there might be
> more.  If you lose sector 0, you haven't lost your data since it's not
> written there.
>
> I've always wondered why viruses are so lame in their effects.  Maybe this
> one will encourage people to ask questions about why it's so easy for this
> to happen on a supposedly "secure" OS.
>
> Paul
>
> Janesta wrote:
>
>  THIS WARNING HAS BEEN VERIFIED:
>
> http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/postcard.asp
>
> Please don't open any "greeting card" /"postcard from a relative" e-mails
> unless you know who they're from.
>
> I verified this at http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/postcard.asp
>
> (last update 1 July 2007)
>
> WORST VIRUS EVER --- CNN ANNOUNCED; PLEASE SEND THIS TO EVERYONE ON YOUR
> CONTACT LIST!!
>
> A new virus has just been discovered that has be en classified by
> Microsoft as the most destructive ever. This virus was discovered by McAfee.
> 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" OR "POSTCARD 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. I'm sure most people, like
> myself, would rather receive this notice 25
> times than not at all.
>
> Janesta
>
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