I have just received this. I hope it's of some use.
(If it's a hoax, it's not in good taste! But I don't fancy having my hard drive 'fried'...)
R.O.
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From: Hilary Curwell [[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2010 4:51 PM
To: Sylvia Hilken; Richard Hilken; Philippa Doxat-Pratt; Oliver, Richard; Monika Bachmann; Mike Golby; Lis Miles; KIT & JULIA MEREDITH; Julia Meredith; john case; Joan Uzzell; Jesús Sevilla; Jenny Hallam; Jacqui Stewart; Holdsworth Christopher; Felicity Murdin; David Stamen; Christopher Holdsworth; Charlie Lee (Home); Bobby Hall; Ann Hopper; andy curwell
Subject: Virus warning
This was passed on to me today:
Big time VIRUS Coming....PLEASE READ, DO NOT IGNORE
FYI TO ALL.
Dave's brother is a very advanced programmer who does computer work for a living and has a high up status with Microsoft. He doesn't send these if they aren't real. If he says this is for real, it for sure is. Be aware.
VIRUS COMING !
Hi All,
I checked with Norton Anti-Virus, and they are gearing up for this virus!
I checked Snopes, and it is for real. Get this E-mail message sent around to your contacts ASAP.
PLEASE FORWARD THIS WARNING AMONG FRIENDS, FAMILY AND CONTACTS!
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 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! 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
