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jojo
13th March 2008, 11:41 AM
Just got another one - don't tell me it has something to do with the people I know anyway here it is:

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

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 recently, 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.


__________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 2845 (20080202

Aukiman
13th March 2008, 11:45 AM
The warning is a hoax but it is causing a little confusion because it includes a link to information about a genuine but totally unrelated virus that uses clickable hyperlinks to get people to connect to sites that install malware.

Ecards are dead anyway so to be safe dont click the link :p

Revhed
13th March 2008, 12:06 PM
Judging by the structure of the message it's a hoax.

Snopes refers to a virus attached to messages that imitated e-postcards but this particular warning was a bastardised hoax email.

Full article here: http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/postcard.asp

Really, all you need to do is make sure you have a working and up-to-date virus scanner. Install and keep up-to-date a product for spyware detection and removal. Do not open attachments on dubious looking emails from people you don't know, or unusual emails from people you do know and you're pretty "safe".

As additional protection you should ensure that your operating system is fully patched on a regular basis. Windows patches can installed by visiting http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com

Follow these simple steps and you won't have to worry about these kinds of emails