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May or may not be real but...

 
 
JPB
 
Reply Wed 25 Jun, 2008 08:46 am
I've received the following email three times this morning from different folks. I couldn't decide if I should put this on the Internet or Computer forum (or in the trash) so I'm putting it here. I don't forward emails to everyone in my address book but apparently lots of my friends do 'cuz I keep getting this one.

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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 attachme nt 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.
COPY THIS E-MAIL, AND SEND IT TO YOUR FRIENDS. REMEMBER: IF YOU SEND IT TO THEM, YOU WILL BENEFIT ALL OF US
Snopes lists all the names it could come in.
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mismi
 
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Reply Wed 25 Jun, 2008 08:49 am
Thanks JPB...I got one too. Who knows...but it is always good to be cautious.
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edgarblythe
 
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Reply Wed 25 Jun, 2008 08:53 am
http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/postcard.asp

It won't burn the whole hard disk, but creates problems - Here is the Snopes summary of such email messages
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Ragman
 
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Reply Wed 25 Jun, 2008 08:54 am
The first place I'd go is Snopes.com to verify the seriousness of this. If you had, you'd have found the following:

http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/postcard.asp

Then I'd send the people on your list of people you want to notify, the link to this Snopes verification.
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