NP - Coming Virus Info

[Peter Fellows-McCully]

http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/bl_postcard_virus.htm 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-pynchon-l at waste.org 
> [mailto:owner-pynchon-l at waste.org] On Behalf Of David Morris
> Sent: 16 May 2008 15:08
> To: P-list
> Subject: NP - Coming Virus Info
> 
> Please read: Big Virus coming
> 
>      http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/postcard.asp
> 
> 
> 
> 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!!
> 
> 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,' 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 
> vitalnformation is kept.
> 
> 
> Snopes lists all the names it could come in.