Theos-Talk Archives (November 2008 Message tt00244)

http://www.hoax-slayer.com/postcard-virus-hoax.shtml



--- In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com, MKR <mkr777@...> wrote:
>
> I received this warning from a client: I am posting it just in case 
any of
> you receive this  "postcard"
> 
> mkr
> 
> HUGE VIRUS COMING !!! PLEASE READ & FORWARD !!!
> http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/postcard.asp
> Hi All, I checked with Norton Anti-Virus, and they are gearing up 
for
> this virus!
> I checked Snopes (URL above:), and it is for real!! Get this E-mail
> message sent around to your contacts ASAP.
> PLEASE FORWARD THIS WARNING AMONG FRIENDS, FAMILY AND CONTACTS! You
> should be alert during the next few days.. Do not open any message
> with an attachment entitled 'POSTCARD FROM HALLMARK,' regardl ess of
> who sent it to you. It is a virus which opens A POSTCARD IMAGE, 
which
> 'burns' the whole hard disc C of your computer. This virus will be
> received from someone who has your e-mail address in his/ her 
contact
> list. This is the reason why you need to send this e-mail to all 
your
> contacts It is better to receive this message 25 times than to 
receive
> the virus and open it.
> 
> If you receive a mail called' POSTCARD,' even though sent to you by 
a
> friend, do not open it! Shut down your computer immediately. This is
> the worst virus announced by CNN. It has been classified by 
Microsoft
> as the most destructive virus ever. This virus was discovered by
> McAfee yesterday, and there is no repair yet for this kind of virus.
> This virus simply destroys the Zero Sector of the Hard Disc, where 
the
> vital information is kept..
> 
> 
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