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    Default HOAX: Beware New Virus

    there a new virus going around, it comes via your email as a greeting... once it get on your system it start freezing when you press ctrl+alt+delete it shut down your computer an detele sector 0 on the hard drive and will never work again.
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    Does it have a name?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Virus
    Does it have a name?
    i was watching techtv did not catch the name. but i will look for it
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    an detele sector 0 on the hard drive
    LoL! Are you kidding me? Sector 0 is part of a hoax virus email that has circulated over the internet for years now.

    TechTV? You mean G4 TechTV? You sure you heard the whole thing right? Cause Sector 0 is a hoax virus.
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    yeah.....that is a long time virus...er....hoax

    that means that it is a lie..........simply put it
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    ok, I will beware of this hoax.

    Thanks.

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    Here is a Symantec Security writeup on the Sector 0 hoax email: http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/ven...d.for.you.html
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    And i was thinking, how this ya virus tuff so, damn hoaxers,this reminds me of the time when i heard that april's fool trick about there being a way to unlock sonic in super smash bros melee, ahaha
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    does symantec have the cure for this virus as yet?

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    Quote Originally Posted by andy_shawn
    does symantec have the cure for this virus as yet?
    Yes, I just posted it already. http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/ven...d.for.you.html
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