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On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 2:25 PM, Jordan <jor17...@gmail.com> wrote: > Has anyone gotten a warning or seen anything about the "Postcard" virus? A > friend of mine forwarded a big panic about not opening anything in an email > entitled Postcard. > As a Mac user I guess getting emails like this are the greatest threat. > Here's what it says: > > *checked with Norton Anti-Virus, and they are gearing up for this virus! > > I checked Snopes, 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 Disk 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. > = > > > ************************************************************************* > ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** > ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** > ************************************************************************* > ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
