Worst Virus Ever -- Anyone heard of this?

>WORST EVER VIRUS (CNN announced)
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> > > > PLEASE SEND THIS TO EVERYONE ON YOUR CONTACT LIST !
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> > > > 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:
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> > > > 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.
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> > > > This alert was received by an employee of Microsoft itself. So don't
>open any mails with subject: "A Virtual Card for You."
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> >As soon as you get the mail, delete it. Please pass this mail to all of
> your friends.
>

A virus hoax with several versions:

http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/ven...d.for.you.html

In 99.9% of all cases anything that starts with PLEASE SEND THIS TO EVERYONE ON YOUR CONTACT LIST ! is a hoax. It's really is a kind of harmless virus in itself as it puts unecessary emails in the system.