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.
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Please see the most recent updates in the "Where did the .com name go?" thread. Posts number 16 and 17.
Big virus coming
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ben54b
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Hey Moe, If you don't mind my asking, where did you find out about this?
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ben54b
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Never mind, I just checked it out on snopes.
http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/postcard.asp
it's real but will not wipe out your HDD
Ben
http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/postcard.asp
it's real but will not wipe out your HDD
Ben
It seems to be just another HOAX (In other words a message to create panic, but not a real virus). There is actually a file there, but doesn't seem to do anything.
Huub
http://www.f-secure.com/hoaxes/taghoax.shtml
http://antivirus.about.com/od/emailhoaxes/p/postcard.htm
Huub
http://www.f-secure.com/hoaxes/taghoax.shtml
http://antivirus.about.com/od/emailhoaxes/p/postcard.htm