Hoax -- Re: : HUGE Virus coming

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It's a hoax.

See here:

http://antivirus.about.com/od/emailhoaxes/p/postcard.htm

It's still the best policy to avoid opening unexpected attachments.

Tony Karp, TLC Systems Corp tkarp@...

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> Hi All,  

> checked with Norton Anti-Virus, and they are  gearing up for this virus.  

> I checked Snopes, 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 let all your

contacts

> know about this.  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, AND SEND IT TO YOUR FRIENDS. REMEMBER: IF YOU  SEND IT

> TO THEM, YOU WILL BENEFIT ALL OF US

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> Get the name you've always wanted ! @ymail.com or @rocketmail.com.

> No virus found in this incoming message.

> Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com

> Version: 8.0.175 / Virus Database: 270.9.9/1805 - Release Date: 22/11/2008

10:34 AM

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