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Merlin38

Merlin38 Report 8 Mar 2008 07:44

Have just received the following message from a contact in Australia:

Hi All,
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 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.

Researching:
Barratt, Brownhill - Nottinghamshire Brittain - Massachusetts and NY State

Merlin38

Merlin38 Report 8 Mar 2008 09:02

Have just been contacted by Bob, see thread on General Topics. Looks like I've been suckered into spreading a hoax.

Researching:
Barratt, Brownhill - Nottinghamshire Brittain - Massachusetts and NY State

MaryfromItaly

MaryfromItaly Report 8 Mar 2008 13:35

Sorry, Mick, I think you're wrong. There are so many of these false alarms around that they take up as much space as spam in your mailbox.

It only takes a second to check out on the Snopes site or an antivirus site whether they're genuine before posting them.

And you can be certain that the ones that say something like "most destructive virus ever", "Microsoft confirms", "wipes out your hard drive", "send this to all your contacts" will be hoaxes.