File puptcrit/puptcrit.0810, message 21


Date: Fri, 3 Oct 2008 10:31:08 -0400
From: "Hobey Ford" <hobeyone-AT-gmail.com>
To: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org
Subject: [Puptcrit] Hallmark card virus


Hi all,

Don't open any Hallmark cards online , even from friends as there is a
particularly bad virus out there. that will eat your hard drive for lunch.

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.
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