Hi All,
Today I received an e-mail from a freind infroming me that there's a 'Big Virus Coming' and it's in the shape of a 'Postcard'.
THIS IS A HOAX MESSAGE, AND THE LINK IN THE MESSAGE ITSELF COULD CONTAIN THE VIRUS!!!
If you get this message, IGNORE IT and contact the person who sent it to you.
The following is an extract from the e-mail:
Subject: FW: VERY IMPORTANT - BIG VIRUS COMING !!! PLEASE READ & FORWARD!!
Date: Sun, 27 Jul 2008 20:25:17 +0000
Subject: VERY IMPORTANT - BIG VIRUS COMING !!! PLEASE READ & FORWARD !!!
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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
Snopes lists all the names it could come in.
AGAIN, THIS IS A HOAX MESSAGE, AND THE LINK IN THE MESSAGE ITSELF COULD CONTAIN THE VIRUS!!!
This message was last edited by TechNoApe on 7/28/2008.