From goffmac747@aol.com Fri May 16 03:43:24 2008
Subject:Re: IT'S A HOAX!!! (was Re: Fwd: BIG Virus Coming! OT but might be worthwhile knowing..)
i got this from a friend who doesn't pass these types of things. Sorry. Although some seem to think that even if snopes cleared it, it doesn't mean we're in the clear. Better to be safe than sorry. At least putting "HOAX" in the subject line will alert all others from now on as regards this thread... Simon says...
-----Original Message-----
From: Simon Beck
To: CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Fri, 16 May 2008 5:18 pm
Subject: IT'S A HOAX!!! (was Re: [CWSG] Fwd: BIG Virus Coming! OT but might be worthwhile knowing..)
PLEASE don't pass on these things! All you need to do is do a Google search of the first few words and the word "hoax" and you'll find out if it's real or not. In this case:
http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/bl_postcard_virus.htm
Yup. It's a hoax. It took me all of 10 seconds to find that out. Basically you've just passed on a worthless pyramid letter, and we all know how annoying THEY can be. Sometimes even more than REAL viruses!!!
Get a virus checker and learn to be as skeptical as possible regarding "warnings" that ask you to pass them on.
Simon
----- Original Message -----
From: goffmac747@aol.com
To: CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, May 16, 2008 6:51 AM
Subject: [CWSG] Fwd: BIG Virus Coming! OT but might be worthwhile knowing..
Guys, I don't know if this is for real but thought I'd pass it around in case it is..sorry if it's way OT but since I receive emails from this list, don't want my cpu damaged all bec some geek cpu whiz has nothing better to do than create problems for people...
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BIG virus coming
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I checked with Norton Anti-Virus, and they are gearing up
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for this virus!
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I checked snopes.com , this morning, and it is for
real!!
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Get this E-mail message sent around to your contacts ASAP.
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PLEASE FORWARD THIS WARNING AMONG FRIENDS, FAMILY
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AND CONTACTS!
You should be alert during the next several weeks. Do not
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open any message with an attachment entitled 'POSTCARD,'
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regardless of who sent it to you.
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It is a virus which opens A POSTCARD IMAGE, which 'burns'
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the whole hard disc (C drive) of your computer. This virus
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will be received from someone who has your e-mail address
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in his/her contact list. This is the reason why you need to
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send this e-mail to all your contacts. It is better to receive
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this message 25 times than to receive the virus and open it.
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If you receive a mail called' POSTCARD,' even though sent
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to you by a friend, do not open it.! This includes all cards,
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too. Shut down your computer immediately.
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This is the worst virus announced by CNN. It has been
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classified by Microsoft as the most destructive virus ever.
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This virus was discovered by McAfee yesterday, and there
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is no repair yet for this kind of virus. This virus simply
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destroys the Zero Sector of the Hard Disc, where your vital
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information is kept.
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COPY THIS E-MAIL, AND SEND IT TO YOUR FRIENDS.
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REMEMBER: IF YOU SEND IT TO THEM, YOU WILL BENEFIT
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ALL OF US.
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No virus found in this incoming message.
Checked by AVG.
Version: 8.0.100 / Virus Database: 269.23.16/1445 - Release Date: 5/15/2008 7:25 PM
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