[KYHAM] VIRUS ALERT. .HOAX

[Steve N4LQ]

Cheesh. Another Virus Hoax. It's easy to look these up on Google just by 
searching on a few key words like CNN Virus Hoax. Here is some info on this 
link.
http://www.stiller.com/cnn.htm
Steve N4LQ
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Simmons" <jimsim- at adelphia.net>
To: "Fred Flowers" <fred_flowers at msn.com>; "Bert Rollen" <k4ar at arrl.net>; 
"Bob Harris" <kq4in at comcast.net>; "Bruce Martin" <MartinBW at bwm.us>; "Chuck 
and Fredia" <babflow at w-link.net>; "Coy Hilton" <ac0y8 at yahoo.com>; "Dale 
Upchurch W4SRX" <w4srx at ucara.org>; "David BORDERS" <dborders at scrtc.com>; 
"dean maggard" <k4nqv at insightbb.com>; "Donna Kinser" <rkinserfarms at aol.com>; 
"fourlanders" <fourlanders at contesting.com>; "Frank" <wa4akm at comcast.net>; 
"Fred Painter" <KA4CFW at MSN.COM>; "George Currey, Jr." <kg4ozl at linuxham.net>; 
"Hank Cantrell" <w4htb at insightbb.com>; "Henry Hamblin" <wb4ivb at hotmail.com>; 
"James Smith" <k9apr at sbcglobal.net>; "Jeff DePolo WN3A" <jeff at depolo.net>; 
"Jeff Otterson" <jotters at bellsouth.net>; "Jim Worsham" 
<wa4kxy at bellsouth.net>; "John Stanley" <stanley at peak.org>; "Kevin Custer" 
<kuggie at kuggie.com>; "kyham" <kyham at mailman.qth.net>; "Pat Spencer, KD4PWL" 
<kd4pwl at insightbb.com>; "RMcGraw" <RMcGraw at Blomand.Net>; "Robin Midgett" 
<KB4IDC at comcast.net>; "Roger Batsel" <Bbatsel at aol.com>; "Ron Dodson" 
<ka4map at ispky.com>; "Sean \The RIMBoy\" <sean at rimboy.com>; "Terry Trapp" 
<ttrapp at insurors.org>; "Tony Whobrey" <whobrey4 at kynet.net>; "William G. 
Roth" <wroth at att.net>; "William HAMM" <Bill at GunBlast.com>
Sent: Sunday, September 26, 2004 6:20 PM
Subject: Re: [KYHAM] VIRUS ALERT. . .Pls Read:


> Fred.
> Just checked CNN, they no record of any story, or a warning, on a new
> computer virus in the pass week or more!
> Jim
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Fred Flowers" <fred_flowers at msn.com>
> To: "Bert Rollen" <k4ar at arrl.net>; "Bob Harris" <kq4in at comcast.net>; 
> "Bruce
> Martin" <MartinBW at bwm.us>; "Chuck and Fredia" <babflow at w-link.net>; "Coy
> Hilton" <ac0y8 at yahoo.com>; "Dale Upchurch W4SRX" <w4srx at ucara.org>; "David
> BORDERS" <dborders at scrtc.com>; "dean maggard" <k4nqv at insightbb.com>; 
> "Donna
> Kinser" <rkinserfarms at aol.com>; "fourlanders" 
> <fourlanders at contesting.com>;
> "Frank" <wa4akm at comcast.net>; "Fred Painter" <KA4CFW at MSN.COM>; "George
> Currey, Jr." <kg4ozl at linuxham.net>; "Hank Cantrell" <w4htb at insightbb.com>;
> "Henry Hamblin" <wb4ivb at hotmail.com>; "James Smith" <k9apr at sbcglobal.net>;
> "Jeff DePolo WN3A" <jeff at depolo.net>; "Jeff Otterson"
> <jotters at bellsouth.net>; "Jim Worsham" <wa4kxy at bellsouth.net>; "John
> Stanley" <stanley at peak.org>; "Kevin Custer" <kuggie at kuggie.com>; "kyham"
> <kyham at mailman.qth.net>; "Pat Spencer, KD4PWL" <kd4pwl at insightbb.com>;
> "RMcGraw" <RMcGraw at Blomand.Net>; "Robin Midgett" <KB4IDC at comcast.net>;
> "Roger Batsel" <Bbatsel at aol.com>; "Ron Dodson" <ka4map at ispky.com>; "Sean
> \The RIMBoy\" <sean at rimboy.com>; "Terry Trapp" <ttrapp at insurors.org>; 
> "Tony
> Whobrey" <whobrey4 at kynet.net>; "William G. Roth" <wroth at att.net>; "William
> HAMM" <Bill at GunBlast.com>
> Sent: Sunday, September 26, 2004 5:25 PM
> Subject: [KYHAM] VIRUS ALERT. . .Pls Read:
>
>
> This was sent to me.  I don't know how true it is.  Take it for what it is
> worth.  It may be total BS.  Better safe than sorry.
>
> Fred KF4QZN
>
> 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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