Just received this from a friend;

 

****EDIT**** THIS IS A HOAX*********************SORYY GUYS, BUT YOU CAN NEVER BE TOO CAREFULL .

 

Subject: Potential virus attack

 

I have received the following email warning from a Corus source. It

appears a little garbled because it has been hastily translated from a

Dutch original.

 

Can I remind you that you should take great care when opening dubious

emails. If you have any doubt, you should not open such email items -

simply delete them.

 

 

 

Someone sends a really great screen saver of the Budweise Frogs.

If you download it you've had it !. Your hard disk crashes and someone

else on the internet takes your name and password. It is just coming into circulation as of Tuesday.

It is a new and really nasty virus that few know about. This info was

released Tuesday morning by Microstof.t Again send it on to everyone in your address book so that it can be stopped.

AOL says that it is a really dangerous virus for which there is no

Remedy at the moment.

CNN announced : the worst virus ever known This new virus was just

discovered and according to Microsoft it is the most destructive ever.

The virus was discovered yesterday afternoon by mcafee and as yet no

protection has been developed. The virus destroys the sector zero

of the hard disc where all vital information for the computer is stored.

The virus works as follows:

it automatically sends itself to all addresses in your address book

under the title " A virtual card for you" .

Once the said virtual card is opened, it blocks the computer and the

user has to reboot. The instant ctrl+alt+del are pressed or reset is pressed it destroys sector zero which means total and definitive destruction of the hard disk.

According to CNN yesterday the virus caused panic in New York within a couple of hours. So do not open any mail called "A virtual card for you" but delete it.

In addition Intel has reported the existence of another destructive

virus.

If you get an e-mail called " an Internet flower for you" destroy it

immediately without opening . This virus destroys all the "dynamic link

libraries" files (.DLL) Your pc is then impossible to start up.

 

 

 

Brian Cook

 

IT Manager

Corus Rail Consultancy

 

 

DAVE

this is a hoax - see

 

http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/flower.for.you.html

 

Rich