Virus Coming... possibly on your computer.

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overcomer2

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I am simply posting my Aunt's message to me because I do think it is important.
THIS IS IMPORTANT

BEWARE and tell everybody you can think of!!! Regards,

Better to be safe than sorry

Dave' s brother is a very advanced programmer who does computer work for a living and has a high up status with Microsoft.

He doesn't send these if they aren't real. If He says this is for real, it for sure is. Be aware.


VIRUS COMING !


Hi All,

I 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 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 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 an email entitled "POSTCARD," even though it was 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.


I did look for CNN's article if you can find it please post.
 
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NewEagle

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This is an old forwarded email warning and Norton says it's not a threat:

A Virus Is Coming! Tell All Your Friends! | Symantec Connect Community -- Symantec (which is Norton)

snopes.com: 'Hallmark Postcard from a Family Member' virus -- Snopes.com

'Postcard from Hallmark' Virus Hoax - Urban Legends -- About.com

It might help to just Google the main words in an email that you receive such as this one. I used to receive many emails similar to this, warning of some impending virus or threat. When I would Google the main subject heading of those emails or the main words of the message, I could easily confirm or not confirm if they were true.

Most of these forwarded emails turn out to be false or at the least half true (which is still false).

The biggest clue for me that a ''warning'' email is false is that it is a forwarded email.

Hope that helps!
 
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overcomer2

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good, then just everyone thank goodness it is not real.
 
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J-Kay-2

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I get these too.
 
Nautilus

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Lol...people without spam filters on their e-mail accounts.
 
wisebeardman

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why do people seriously fall for this garbage.
and why do people continue to use horrid insecure operating systems like microcrap windows.
 
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st_sebastian

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But Dave's brother wouldn't lie!!!
 
PoxEclipse

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Dave's Not Here...

Persons must ponder who profits by the proliferation, procreation and propagation of problematic, perilous, pernicious, precarious, prejudicial, parasitic, pathogenic, pandemic, pestiferous, pestilent plagues.

Love,

P.


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New virus alert - DoItYourself.com Community Forums

12-05-10, 06:49 PM


New virus alert

A friend sent this to me today.

Subject: Virus

Just in case you see this.

FYI TO ALL.

Dave's brother is a very advanced programmer who does computer work for a living and has a high up status with Microsoft. He doesn't send these if they aren't real. If he says this is for real, it for sure is. Be aware.

VIRUS COMING !

Hi All,

I 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 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
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