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WARNING!!!!! VIRUS

Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 7:51 pm
by steveseagull
i have been sent an email saying a virus is on its way
Dont open an attatchment entitled. 'POSTCARD FROM HALLMARK'
apparently it burns the whole hard disk C of your computer
it was discovered by mcaff but there is no plug yet.
allegedly it is as virilent as the plague.
Snope has confirmed it they say

you need to turn your comp off then reboot it apparently

i may have my tail being pulled, but thought you should all know.





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

Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 9:09 pm
by Weyland
Sort of correct, certainly a real virus:

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

Mind you, you should never open anything unsolicited anyway. :)

Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 9:24 pm
by steveseagull
Iknow now that i have prob been mugged off.
I thiught that from onset but it nagged at me like a p5 and i thought i should let people know.
yours, drunk and orderly, comp illiterate, and taking triple towers cashpots throughout the county
steve.


MOD; IF the post is worthless can you delete it please? Icant take much more derision!!!

Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 11:29 pm
by aaamusements.co.uk
If you open the card it fills your hard drive with crappy sentimental verse.

Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2008 9:20 am
by Matt Vinyl
burns the whole hard disk C of your computer
LOL, that reminds me of people that used to think a virus could cause your monitor to explode! :lol:

Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2008 9:37 am
by Pheature
Matt Vinyl wrote:
burns the whole hard disk C of your computer
LOL, that reminds me of people that used to think a virus could cause your monitor to explode! :lol:
wow ? they dont? santa is what?? I got a £5 note under my pillow for a tooth...

Screens DO explode with a virus.. lol

Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2008 10:15 am
by Dunhamzzz
Fruitchat is not computing for noobs. Discuss elsewhere.

Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2008 9:56 pm
by Cardinal Sin
Dunhamzzz wrote:Fruitchat is not computing for noobs. Discuss elsewhere.
I assume you're going to open up every other thread in the Lounge and post "Fruitchat is not ..... Discuss elsewhere" ?

Since when did you decide what constitutes a worthwhile thread?
The Lounge wrote: Off-topic chat, talk about whatever you like..