I've received many of them for some time now, several months, I think. They never specify a sender, so I am suspicious and don't open them. If I turn my virus checker on (which slows my machine down), it always reports them as viruses and quarantines them. I just erase them.
Fred Holmes At 05:25 PM 8/27/2009, Jordan 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/ ** *************************************************************************
