Javalin Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 I know this is supposed to be in systems advisor. But people never read things there, so its going in here isntead. This is from an E-Mail which I recieved from my mum this afternoon: For your information Hi All, this has been checked with Norton Anti-Virus, and they are gearing up for this virus!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 messagewith an attachment entitled 'POSTCARD FROM HALLMARK,' regardless of who sentit to you. It is a virus which opens A POSTCARD IMAGE, which 'burns' thewhole hard disc C of your computer. This virus will be received from someonewho 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 receivethis message 25 times than to receive the virus and open it. If you receive a mail called' POSTCARD,' even though sent to you by afriend, do not open it! Delete it and Shut down your computer immediately. This is the worst virus announced by CNN. It has been classified byMicrosoft 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 vitalinformation 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 Make sure your Anti-Virus software is up to date, and your Automatic Updates are completely installed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dezdimona Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 'Postcard' or 'Postcard from Hallmark' Virus HoaxNetlore Archive: False email alert warns of 'the worst virus ever' circulating in the form of an attachment labeled 'POSTCARD' or 'POSTCARD FROM HALLMARK'Description: Email hoaxCirculating since: Feb. 2008 (this version)Status: False, although real e-card viruses resembling this do exist IMPORTANT NOTE: Some versions of this hoax claim the information was "verified" on Snopes.com. This is NOT true. What has been verified on Snopes.com is a different e-card virus threat with a similar name. DO beware of phony "Hallmark" (or other) e-card notices -- they may carry a real virus. DON'T be confused by the false descriptions below. Variant #1:Email example contributed by Caroline O., June 13, 2008: Subject: VERY IMPORTANT - BIG VIRUS COMING!!! PLEASE READ & FORWARD !!! http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/postcard.asp Hi All, 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. 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LHammonds Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 Related articles: How To Protect Your PCBackup Your Data Files LHammonds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nosisab Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 Strange, sometimes virus spreads from people forwarding email alerting about virus threat and asking to be forwarded in chain... or virus or spam... I don't even know which is worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus Wolfe Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 Strange, sometimes virus spreads from people forwarding email alerting about virus threat and asking to be forwarded in chain... or virus or spam... I don't even know which is worse. I don't know either, but that first one is definitely the more ironic of the 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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