New virus--legitimate thru snopes

[Dave007]

Norton Anti-Virus is gearing up for this virus!

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 'You have received a POSTCARD from

a family member,' 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.<br><br>Post edited by: Dave007, at: 2008/05/02 04:40

Edited February 3, 2011 by Talon

[dblhelix]

I'm not sure if the intent of this post is to warn people of a virus or warn people of a hoax. As far as I can tell the virus mentioned is a hoax, in other words its a false alarm. If others have legitimate info otherwise please apprise.<br><br>Post edited by: dblhelix, at: 2008/05/02 04:44

[Dave007]

The Virus is real

 

This is the offiocial link of Snopes

They inform people about different viruses and catagorize them.

 

 

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

 

PS--There are others on the board here who are also familar with the Snopes site and the site provides factual information about viruses be they true or false. It's a good idea for people to have the Snopes website in their Favorites<br><br>Post edited by: Dave007, at: 2008/05/02 05:06

[dblhelix]

The true "PostCard" virus is real and has been a known issue since 2007, almost a year ago. The text listed in the beginning of this thread is an example of the text that would be included in the "hoax" messages and is simply harmless SPAM. The Snopes page indicates as much in the explanation.

 

I fully agree people in general need to be aware and cautious, and perhaps this thread can help with that. But the way this thread begins, while well intended, is propagating concern for the hoax in my opinion.<br><br>Post edited by: dblhelix, at: 2008/05/02 07:18