it would be nice to find the people who write these and not to mention all
of the spam and hang them in the town square while people throw rotten
apples and eggs at them!





On Tue, 26 Feb 2008, matt v wrote:

> sounds exactly like all the other viruses doesnt it?one thing i dont get,
> how can one be the worst if they all do the same thing?
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Phil Scovell" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 9:47 PM
> Subject: Re: a real virus validated by snopes
>
>
> > 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
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> > --
> > No virus found in this incoming message.
> > Checked by AVG Free Edition.
> > Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.21.1/1299 - Release Date: 2/26/2008
> > 9:08 AM
> >
> >
>