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WARNING: Computer Virus Coming

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Hanged Man Subscriber
The Visionary Co-Creator
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7/30/2008 12:25 PM

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WARNING: Computer Virus Coming
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alert

[link to www.snopes.com]

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.

stargaze hangedman123@gmail.com
Anonymous Coward
User ID: 251874
7/30/2008 12:29 PM
Re: WARNING: Computer Virus ComingQuote

Symantec lists this one as a hoax..

[link to www.symantec.com]
JohnnyCarcinogen Subscriber
User ID: 473332
7/30/2008 12:31 PM
Re: WARNING: Computer Virus ComingQuote

From the snopes link you provided...

"Although the postcard virus is real, it isn't a "BIG VIRUS COMING" (it's already been around in multiple forms for a long time now), it will not "burn the whole hard disc" of your computer, CNN didn't classify it as the "worst virus" ever, and it doesn't arrive in messages bearing the subject line 'invitation'.
BO Subscriber
User ID: 452848
7/30/2008 12:31 PM
Re: WARNING: Computer Virus ComingQuote

And at the bottom of OP's link...

Although the Postcard virus is real, it isn't a "BIG VIRUS COMING" (it's already been around in multiple forms for a long time now), it will not "burn the whole hard disc" of your computer, CNN didn't classify it as the "worst virus" ever, and it doesn't arrive in messages bearing a subject line of 'Invitation.'
Twisted by the Dark Side, young Skywalker has become
Anonymous Coward
User ID: 428255
7/30/2008 12:33 PM
Re: WARNING: Computer Virus ComingQuote

bsflagyawn
Anonymous Coward
User ID: 476033
7/30/2008 12:33 PM
Re: WARNING: Computer Virus ComingQuote

Burns the whole hard disk??

Wow man what if you don't have a C: drive. What if it's E: Drive

Don't let the smoke out!
Anonymous Coward
User ID: 475454
7/30/2008 12:33 PM
Re: WARNING: Computer Virus ComingQuote

Although the Postcard virus is real, it isn't a "BIG VIRUS COMING" (it's already been around in multiple forms for a long time now), it will not "burn the whole hard disc" of your computer, CNN didn't classify it as the "worst virus" ever, and it doesn't arrive in messages bearing a subject line of 'Invitation.'

[link to www.snopes.com]
JohnnyCarcinogen Subscriber
User ID: 473332
7/30/2008 12:34 PM
Re: WARNING: Computer Virus ComingQuote

The McAfee website shows it to be a low risk virus discovered over a year ago.

[link to us.mcafee.com]
Anonymous Coward
User ID: 464050
7/30/2008 1:29 PM
Re: WARNING: Computer Virus ComingQuote

Firefox + Adblock Plus + Noscript + Comodo Firewall Pro + not opening up email attachments like an idiot = no problems.
Hanged Man Subscriber
The Visionary Co-Creator
User ID: 151462
7/30/2008 1:37 PM
Re: WARNING: Computer Virus ComingQuote

Better safe than sorry, and better to open it up for verification with other GLP readers than not offer it at all.

rose
stargaze hangedman123@gmail.com
OxygenX
User ID: 466305
7/30/2008 3:02 PM
Re: WARNING: Computer Virus ComingQuote

Firefox + Adblock Plus + Noscript + Comodo Firewall Pro + not opening up email attachments like an idiot = no problems.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 464050

Just not opening attachments like an idiot is all the protection you need :)
Cheers.
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Anonymous Coward
User ID: 314772
7/30/2008 3:08 PM
Re: WARNING: Computer Virus ComingQuote

Ok I get it, witten in blood do not trust is that what your trying to say??? How evil is that????
Anonymous Coward
User ID: 475388
7/30/2008 3:13 PM
Re: WARNING: Computer Virus ComingQuote

yeah thats thier way of taking down the net rant
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