<<<<<<<<<<<<<<VIRUS ALERT>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

[beana51]

>
> WARNING !
>
>
> 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.
>
>
> 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.
>

[johnh_049]

this "warning" has been circulating for a while.

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

[TARPSBird]

beana51,
Usually by the time these "deadly virus" warning -mails start circulating through folks' inboxes they've already been incorporated into most anti-virus program updates. When I get these I check 'em out via www.snopes.com or Urban Legends (per johnh_049's link).

[jmig]

Not even my wife sends me Hallmark cards these days. :)

[Gdavis101]

Usually just delete them myself anyways regardless of who they might be from.. Glad to see McAfee on the ball for a change!

[demorier]

Thanks for the heads up.