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WORST VIRUS EVER---CNN ANNOUNCED

You should not open these emails.

Here is a link to the snopes page so you can check it out yourself if you want: http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/postcard.asp

PLEASE
SEND THIS TO EVERYONE ON YOUR CONTACT LIST !!

A new virus has just been discovered that has been classified by Microsoft as the most destructive ever. This virus was discivered yesterday afternoon by McAfee. This virus simply destroys Sector Zero from the hard disk, where vital information for its functioning are stored. This virus acts in the following manner:
It send itself automatically to all contacts on your list with he title:"You've received a Post Card from a Family member"

As soon as the supposed virtual card is opened the computer freezes so that the user has to reboot. when the ctrl+alt+del keys or the reset button a pressed, the virus destroys Sector Zero, thus permanently destroying the hard disk. Yesterday in just a few hours this virus caused panic in New York, according to the news broadcast by CNN.

This alert was received by an employee of Microsoft itself. So--Don't Open any emails with the subject "A Post Card from ...." As soon as you get the mail, DELETE IT !! Even if you know the sender !!!

Please pass this mail to all your friends.
Sci Fi West

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Originally posted by Sci Fi West
WORST VIRUS EVER---CNN ANNOUNCED

You should not open these emails.

Here is a link to the snopes page so you can check it out yourself if you want: http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/postcard.asp

PLEASE
SEND THIS TO EVERYONE ON YOUR CONTACT LIST !!

A new virus has just been discovered that has been classified by Microsoft as the most d ...[text shortened]... ven if you know the sender !!!

Please pass this mail to all your friends.
Sci Fi West
How old is this?

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Originally posted by Sci Fi West
WORST VIRUS EVER---CNN ANNOUNCED

You should not open these emails.

Here is a link to the snopes page so you can check it out yourself if you want: http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/postcard.asp

PLEASE
SEND THIS TO EVERYONE ON YOUR CONTACT LIST !!

A new virus has just been discovered that has been classified by Microsoft as the most d ...[text shortened]... ven if you know the sender !!!

Please pass this mail to all your friends.
Sci Fi West
http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/virtualcard.asp

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Originally posted by adramforall
How old is this?

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Our IT people at work have known about this for weeks, and they post messages on the login page of our e-mail. Good rule of thumb, don't open any unsolicited e-mail

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Originally posted by Sci Fi West
WORST VIRUS EVER---CNN ANNOUNCED

You should not open these emails.

Here is a link to the snopes page so you can check it out yourself if you want: http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/postcard.asp

PLEASE
SEND THIS TO EVERYONE ON YOUR CONTACT LIST !!

A new virus has just been discovered that has been classified by Microsoft as the most d ...[text shortened]... ven if you know the sender !!!

Please pass this mail to all your friends.
Sci Fi West
Complete over-reaction based on rumours, hype and gossip.

There is such a virus but it's not THAT damaging. It's a standard Trojan that spreads itself using e-mail contacts but it can't and won't destroy your hard drive.

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Originally posted by duecer
Our IT people at work have known about this for weeks, and they post messages on the login page of our e-mail. Good rule of thumb, don't open any unsolicited e-mail
exactly

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The post that was quoted here has been removed
well sector zero is where the boot partition and master boot record is stored so infact if anything is deleted thats probably the best to go, its just a simple matter of inserting the windows xp disc and writing new ones to the hard disk

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snopes

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Darn, I shouldn't have opened that e-mail. Now I have a cold. 😞

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wife no ;onger opens forwarded E-mails as she got a virus in one once and it screwed up her computer..Take it all with a "grain of salt"

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My sector zero just got flu... a tissue! πŸ™

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Originally posted by hAnimate
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snopes
I first met them online about 14 years ago. Snopes has been around a loong time. Even longer than this "virus" warning.