WARNING new virus on email !!!!!!!!

[Digger123]

HUGE VIRUS COMING ! PLEASE READ & FORWARD !

Hi All,

I checked with Norton Anti-Virus, and they are gearing up for this virus!
I checked Snopes, and it is for real. Get this E-mail message sent around to all your contacts ASAP.

PLEASE FORWARD THIS WARNING AMONG YOUR 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,'regardless of who sent it to you. It is a virus which opens A POSTCARD IMAGE, which 'burns' the whole hard disc C drive of your computer.

This virus will be received from someone who has your e-mail address on his/her contact list. That 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 if it is 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.

COPY THIS E-MAIL, AND SEND IT TO YOUR FRIENDS.
REMEMBER: IF YOU SEND IT TO THEM, YOU WILL BENEFIT ALL OF US




Just recieved this from my boss it may be a scam I don't know but be carefull!

 

[hezza1]

Thanks i will pass it on , you cant be to careful.

 

[Theresa_F]

This is a hoax - get this pop up every now and then and tell my users to ignore it.

There can be virus attachments to hoax birthday cards, but this particular one is one that does the rounds

If you are bored and want more info

http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/bl_postcard_virus.htm

Install AV software and most importantly keep it up to date, ideally have it update everytime you access your PC.

Avoid file sharing sites etc and attachments from email addresses you are not 100% sure are genuine and you will avoid most virus problems.

 

[Pedantic]

Didn't we get this a while back ???

 

[Digger123]

well that's ok then .I haven't seen it before, never can be to careful though.

 

[Alibear]

AS Theresa said HAX.

THese HOAXES are startign to cause us more greif than the real thing now a days.

It's good to get into the habit of checking things against
the urbanlegends site or snopes to see if they're valid or not before passing them on.

If you pass on a HOAX you're doing exactly what the creator of it wanted you to do.

 

[Donkeymad]

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Didn't we get this a while back ???

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Yes, where it was quickly shown to be a hoax.