Matt, It is indeed just like all the other virus scares. When you get it, it scares the crap out of you and you are afraid to even touch your computer case. I had a friend who got a virus years ago on his computer and he said he came so close to having a for real heart attack, he couldn't believe it. Phil. K0NX ----- Original Message ----- From: "matt v" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 8:56 PM Subject: Re: a real virus validated by snopes > 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 > > > > > >