Stop this Vicious Virus

Friends & Family, I just got this email from Merrilea, my cousin. I think it is valid, and a good warning that won't hurt to follow. It could stop this virus dead, if enough people get the word not to open the designated email attachment. Namaste, Carol PLEASE FOLLOW THE SNOPES LINK FOR VARIATIONS OF THIS EMAIL HUGE VIRUS COMING !!! PLEASE READ & FORWARD !!! http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/postcard.asp 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 con tact 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. 20 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 

Comments

[Carol]

DARN IT!!! I fell for it! I rarely forward anything I get, but I did this one. Cassie emailed me immediately and let me know that it was a scam. I don't know why anyone would do sort of thing. What a waste of time! Unless you are playing a game of "gossip," and want to know how long it takes to get around the world and back to you, and what it will actually say when it does. Maybe that would be interesting. But what this does, is actually make the "warning" into a non-lethal virus of a sort.

I'm very sorry I perpetuated this thing. Carol

[Peter]

Carol,

If you actually go to snopes.com you'll see that the email that you posted is not fully accurate:

http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/postcard.asp

Toward the bottom of the page you'll find the text that you posted, as well as an explanation of what's inaccurate about it.

There have been postcard/e-card virus scams around for quite a while, so it is a good idea not to ever open those kind of emails. If it doesnt tell you who the card is from, don't open it.

At least this kind of thing ensures that Hallmark will still be printing paper cards for a while.

Peter