New Virus called Postcard in emails

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    rokytnji is offline Dedicated Member

    Exclamation New Virus called Postcard in emails

    Hi All, I checked with Norton Anti-Virus, and they are gearing up for this
    virus!

    I checked snopes.com, and it is for real!!
    http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/postcard.asp

    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,' 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.



    My Sister-inlaw sent me this Email. Thought I'd share it with community.
    Found out some new info after checking this out.
    Update Here:http://urbanlegends.about.com/librar...card_virus.htm
    http://www.hoax-slayer.com/postcard-virus-hoax.shtml
    http://antivirus.about.com/b/2008/03...virus-ever.htm
    Last edited by rokytnji; 12-03-2008 at 11:43 PM. Reason: New info

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    penguinpaul is offline Dedicated Member

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    kevinzheng.101 is offline Elite Member
    I saw somewhere that this POSTCARD virus was a hoax. Don't worry, it isn't real. If you do see it though... From your friends... Contact them to make sure that the message was sent by them.

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