Thanks Robin. Another email just arrived from IT withdrawing their first
email. Must have been an intern at the keyboard today!
jd
On Mon, Jun 9, 2008 at 3:26 PM, Halvard Johnson <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
> 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.
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> Hal
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> "Death needs time to grow what it will kill."
> --William S. Burroughs
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> On Jun 9, 2008, at 2:11 PM, Joseph Duemer wrote:
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> 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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Joseph Duemer
Professor of Humanities
Clarkson University
Weblog: sharpsand.net
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