got this in a email

[stoney]

if it is real then atleast we know about it :thumbs up:



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

[Craig]

It's a SPAM chain email (a bit like the chain mails you used to get thro the post). All fiction ;)

I get tons of these on a daily basis at work.... don't know why... :eyes up::Whistle::thud:

[AndyP & Lenore]

We get about 20 of these a day in the cinema and at home too. BUT, we also get the actual "postcard" email with the virus in it. Always detected by BT or my own Virus checker and deleted though.

As a rule, I NEVER open any attachment in an email that I don't know who it's from.

A.

[euan]

Good work Andy - if only everyone did that. My friends didn't and I spent 3 hours fixing their computer last week, it was riddled with viruses!

[AndyP & Lenore]

Here's an example of an email we are getting about 20 times a day just now.

If anyone is daft enough to click these links (disabled for this post), they deserve to have their hard drive wiped for utter stupidity.

A.

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