VIRUS COMING !!! PLEASE READ & FORWARD !!!



snopes.com: 'Postcard from a Family Member' virus

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,' regardless 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.

 

thanks for the warning

 

Postcard Image Virus Hoax

 

Snopes does say that the majority of that is ott though so no need to panic. since it was posted back in May if you keep your AV up to date then you'll be covered for this. Your ISP is potentially already blocking it too.

also no virus can 'burn' your c drive

5t.

 

Anything that tells you to "warn all your friends" is always a hoax in my book - just someone trying to slow down the interweb thingy. And you can tell that to all your friends too.. - Oh bu66er

 

Oh dear - has someone fallen for this again ?

This is a complete hoax that has been doing the rounds for years.

 

Yeah, but what about my sector Zero

 

Never forward on these 'warning' emails, they are designed to flood mail servers with crap.

 

I was just sent this at work and thought it might help

 

Cheers for the heads up either way,Better to be safe...