Warning!! Virus Alert

[stitchmonkey]

I got this warning from a friend of mine and am passing it on to you all!

Check out more info on this virus at www.snopes.com.
Forewarned is forearmed!!

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> > PLEASE FORWARD THIS WARNING AMONG FRIENDS, FAMILY AND CONTACTS!
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> > You should be alert during the next few days. Do not open any
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> > message with an attachment entitled 'POSTCARD FROM HALLMARK,' regardless
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> of who sent it to you. It is a virus which opens A POSTCARD IMAGE, which
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> > 'burns' the whole hard disc C of your computer. This virus will be
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> received from someone who has your e-mail address in his/her contact list.
> This is
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> > the reason why you need to send this e-mail to all your contacts. It is
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> > better to receive this message 25 times than to receive the virus and open
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> > it.
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> > If you receive a mail called' POSTCARD,' even though sent to you by
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> > a friend, do not open it! Shut down your computer immediately.
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> > This is the worst virus announced by CNN. It has been classified by
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> > Microsoft as the most destructive virus ever. This virus was discovered by
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> > McAfee yesterday, and there is no repair yet for this kind of virus. This
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> > virus simply destroys the Zero Sector of the Hard Disc, where the vital
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> > information is kept.
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> > COPY THIS E-MAIL, AND SEND IT TO YOUR FRIENDS. REMEMBER: IF YOU SEND
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> > IT TO THEM, YOU WILL BENEFIT ALL OF US
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> > Snopes lists all the names it could come in.
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[Cam]

Hey Stich, thanks for the warning. But the virus issues with the E-cards has been going on for a long time now.

[CoolVanilla]

Snopes also says:

Although the Postcard virus is real, it isn't a "BIG VIRUS COMING" (it's already been around in multiple forms for a long time now), it will not "burn the whole hard disc" of your computer, CNN didn't classify it as the "worst virus" ever, and it doesn't arrive in messages bearing a subject line of 'Invitation.'

Generally speaking, don't open anything from anyone you don't recognize. And never open attachments unless you're expect them, even from friends.

[CoolVanilla]

Oh and easy on the duplicate threads Stitch. One thread per topic please. I've deleted your other.

[stitchmonkey]

Oh and easy on the duplicate threads Stitch. One thread per topic please. I've deleted your other.

Thanks, I wasn't sure how many people would see it here and Since it's not as seriousas my friend made it out I was gonna ask you to delete it. Thanks again

[ujokin2]

Oh man... this is OLD been around for almost 2 yrs ( which is ancient in puter years)
Plus the WORST thing you can do is forward those type of things to your friends as a warning...LOL the very thing about sending to all your contacts...is the very thing you NEVER SHOULD DO. Delete any type of messages that want you to forward to all your friends and contacts. It is called Social Engineering....

[MikeEast]

I had to chuckle when I saw the HALLMARK in your post - that wandered into work a month or two ago and sure as the sun comes up every day, a pile of managers and suits opened up and clicked on whatever was in it. Morons...

I had like 35 copies in my inbox...

Mike

[stitchmonkey]

Shows how much I know I've only been Internetting since Feb07. Oh well, I learn sumfin new everyday!

[formerice]

That's why I switched to an iMac. It ain't perfect, buy seems pretty immune to viruses.

[CoolVanilla]

Immune? Heh hardly. Its just that there's 50:1 PCs to Macs out there, so the hackers stand to make a bigger splash by focusing on the PCs.

[stitchmonkey]

Immune? Heh hardly. Its just that there's 50:1 PCs to Macs out there, so the hackers stand to make a bigger splash by focusing on the PCs.

Click the pic! no ones immune

[ZMagnum]

Any Email that starts off saying please pass this on to all of your family, friends and neighbors is a hoax.