Posted by Keystone_SA on 8/26/09 11:33am
Msg #301738
Computer Virus - BEWARE
I checked with Norton Anti-Virus, and they are gearing up for this virus!
I checked Snopes, and it is for real. Get this E-mail message sent around to all your contacts ASAP.& nbsp;
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 drive of your computer.
This virus will be received from someone who has your e-mail address on his/her contact list.
If you receive a mail called' POSTCARD,' even if it is 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.
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Reply by BrendaTx on 8/26/09 11:40am
Msg #301739
Re: Computer Virus - BEWARE - Hoax from years ago.
http://vil.nai.com/vil/content/v_143338.htm
http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/bl_postcard_virus.htm
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Reply by Keystone_SA on 8/26/09 11:49am
Msg #301741
Re: Computer Virus - BEWARE - Hoax from years ago.
http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/postcard.asp
Better safe than sorry.
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Reply by BrendaTx on 8/26/09 11:52am
Msg #301742
As I said, the hoax is from years ago. Not this year.
Which is exactly what snopes says...and if I were going to compair McAfee vs. Snopes...I'm going with McAfee. 
It's an email hoax.
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Reply by Keystone_SA on 8/26/09 11:58am
Msg #301744
I'm going to kill my sister. :) n/m
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Reply by PAW on 8/26/09 12:09pm
Msg #301747
Don't do anything harsh
I had to educate my sister to do her investigation before replication.
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Reply by Keystone_SA on 8/26/09 2:27pm
Msg #301775
Re: Don't do anything harsh
My sister works for the State and it was an email she received from a superior. I was passing it on belieiving it was legitimate, as was she. I guess she's safe from my wrath for now.
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Reply by CaliNotary on 8/26/09 7:09pm
Msg #301816
Re: Don't do anything harsh
"I was passing it on belieiving it was legitimate, as was she"
The easiest way to handle this is to stop forwarding emails. It's an annoying habit, and pretty much anything that asks you to forward it to everybody you know is going to be a hoax.
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Reply by Keystone_SA on 8/27/09 9:12am
Msg #301917
Wow... I wasn't trying to be annoying
I was just thinking it could help since all of us are on the computer. Is it really necessary to demean good intentions? BTW I don't forward emails, never really have. Just thinking this was legitimate and thinking I was doing a favor.
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Reply by CaliNotary on 8/27/09 12:30pm
Msg #301956
Re: Wow... I wasn't trying to be annoying
"Is it really necessary to demean good intentions? "
I wasn't demeaning your good intentions, I said that forwarding that kind of stuff (which would include reposting it in other places) is an annoying habit. Maybe not to everybody, but certainly to a lot of people.
There are thousands of viruses out there, by now people should be well aware of how to deal with them without being given a heads up. All it takes is a decent virus protection program and a little common sense.
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Reply by BrendaTx on 8/26/09 12:16pm
Msg #301748
Take PAW's advice!! n/m
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Reply by MW/VA on 8/26/09 12:17pm
Msg #301749
I also get this email hoax from time to time. Problem is that so many believe it. I send e-cards to people & then they don't open them. Since it says "Hallmark" specifically, I think someone started it to harm their business. I hate all the fear & panic stuff that gets passed around via internet.
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Reply by Linda_H/FL on 8/26/09 1:17pm
Msg #301766
I got one about exploding cell phones..
sent it to everyone I know....it's a hoax....boy do I feel stupid!!
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Reply by jba/fl on 8/26/09 4:34pm
Msg #301789
No need Linda.... n/m
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