If you don't open it, how can shutting down the computer do anything to
protect the hard drive, I wonder?  I'm on the Snopes mailing list but Snopes
doesn't validate everything I hear just because they are Snopes.  Right? Or
am I seeing something wrong here?  I mean, if you don't open something with
the virus, how can you get it?  One way is by clicking on the URL you are
given that validates Snopes is warning you it is true.  I wouldn't touch
that link with a ten foot pole.

Phil.
K0NX


Phil.



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Barbara Lombardi" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 7:19 PM
Subject: a real virus validated by snopes


> Just received this and it is real.
> 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.
>
> see:   <http://snopes.com/computer/virus/postcard.asp>
> http://snopes.com/computer/virus/postcard.asp
>
>
> Thanks. --Barb
>
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