catgate Posted March 13, 2008 Report Share Posted March 13, 2008 I have just received this from my brother-in-law in Spain :-I checked with Norton Anti-Virus, and they are gearing up for this virus! I checked snopes.com, 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,' 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 tha n 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.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------She said what? About who? Shameful celebrity quotes on Search Star! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! MSN Messenger --------------------------------------------------------------------------------No virus found in this incoming message.Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.518 / Virus Database: 269.21.7/1327 - Release Date: 12/03/2008 13:27 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted March 13, 2008 Report Share Posted March 13, 2008 http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/bl_postcard_virus.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irene Posted March 13, 2008 Report Share Posted March 13, 2008 http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/bl_postcard_virus.htm I repeat....Welcome back -pops- :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catgate Posted March 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2008 http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/bl_postcard_virus.htmI wondered. I thought it worth mentioning just in case, Being on Linux I was not directly involved and assumed also that snopes.com was perhaps make believe.Nice to see you back. I wondered what had happened. I thought someone had said something to upset you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted March 13, 2008 Report Share Posted March 13, 2008 Hoax or not, it is always wise to keep people's attention focussed on any and all malware such as this thing might be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted March 14, 2008 Report Share Posted March 14, 2008 There have been quite a few of these lately. Many have come from America. I receive them from a friend whose daughter lives there. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarecrow Man Posted March 14, 2008 Report Share Posted March 14, 2008 The purpose is to waste time, money and bandwidth. Deleting messages like this will stop if from spreading. I also usually reply to the sender why its a hoax and point out the flaws and usually link them to the snopes.com article about it. I usually get a reply of "Oh. I didn't know that." and the mail stops being forwarded ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted March 14, 2008 Report Share Posted March 14, 2008 The purpose is to waste time, money and bandwidth. Deleting messages like this will stop if from spreading. I also usually reply to the sender why its a hoax and point out the flaws and usually link them to the snopes.com article about it. I usually get a reply of "Oh. I didn't know that." and the mail stops being forwarded ;)Always, without fail I reply to the sender with a link to a hoax notice, and ask them to inform the person who sent them the e mail in the first place. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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