I got a warning from someone I trust implicitly that there is a new computer virus circulating. It will arrive in the form of an e-mail from your contact list, with the title POSTCARD FROM HALLMARK. Do not open it. There is no patch or known protection from it. Here is what I received:
I re-checked this with Snopes, just in case. It is for real, so
>>> beware!!
>>>
>>> Has been checked out at Snopes; is very
>>> real. http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/postcard.asp
>>> 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.
>>
>>
> Sally
I re-checked this with Snopes, just in case. It is for real, so
>>> beware!!
>>>
>>> Has been checked out at Snopes; is very
>>> real. http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/postcard.asp
>>> 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.
>>
>>
> Sally