Talk about a virus! Just imagine everybody sending such a warning
to all their contacts and their sending it on to all of theirs, who,
natch,
send it on to all of theirs, ad infinitum. Now there's a virus. Hmm.
Hal
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On Jun 9, 2008, at 2:11 PM, Joseph Duemer wrote:
> This warning came through my university's IT department. Usually I
> don't get
> to hysterical about such things, but this sounds like the real deal,
> so take
> care. Here is the warning:
>
> PLEASE FORWARD THIS WARNING AMONG FRIENDS, FAMILY AND CONTACTS!
>
> You should be alert during the next several weeks. Do not open
> any message with an attachment entitled 'POSTCARD,' regardless of who
> sent it to you. It is a virus which opens A POSTCARD IMAGE, which
> 'burns' the whole hard disc (C drive) 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 send this e-mail to all your
> contacts. 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.! This includes all
> cards, too. 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 your 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.
>
>
> --
> Joseph Duemer
> Professor of Humanities
> Clarkson University
> Weblog: sharpsand.net
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