Virtual Card for You hoax

Classification

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Virtual Card for You hoax

Summary

The following virus warning is a hoax:

Subject: A new virus has just been discovered 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 (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 on this mail to all your friends.

The above hoax has nothing to do with VBS/Mill worm.

Removal

Please ignore the message and do not pass it on.

A False Positive is when a file is incorrectly detected as harmful, usually because its code or behavior resembles known harmful programs. A False Positive will usually be fixed in a subsequent database update without any action needed on your part. If you wish, you may also:

  • Check for the latest database updates

    First check if your F-Secure security program is using the latest updates, then try scanning the file again.

  • Submit a sample

    After checking, if you still believe the file is incorrectly detected, you can submit a sample of it for re-analysis.

    Note: If the file was moved to quarantine, you need to collect the file from quarantine before you can submit it.

  • Exclude a file from further scanning

    If you are certain that the file is safe and want to continue using it, you can exclude it from further scanning by the F-Secure security product.

    Note: You need administrative rights to change the settings.

Technical Details

Further information about it is available at: https://www.Europe.F-Secure.com/v-descs/mill.shtml