An Internet flower for you

Text of this virus hoax reads as follows:

Intel announced that a new and very destructive virus was discovered recently. If you receive an email called "An Internet flower for you" do not open it delete it right away! This is no joke! This virus removes all dynamic link libraries from your computer. Your computer will not boot. SEND THIS TO EVERYONE ON YOUR CONTACT LIST!!)

Many virus hoaxes:

• falsely claim to describe an extremely dangerous virus
• use pseudo-technical language to make impressive-sounding (but impossible) claims
• falsely claim that the report was issued or confirmed by a well-known company
• ask you to forward it to all your friends and colleagues

As usual, you are urged not to pass on warnings of this kind, as the continued re-forwarding of these hoaxes simply wastes time and email bandwidth.

It is possible that you may receive a hoax via email with a file attached. Obviously, such file attachments should be treated with caution as they may be virus infected. Sophos recommends deleting virus hoax emails, whether they contain file attachments or not.

Sophos suggests a policy to help prevent hoaxes from spreading in your company.