FYI--just in case

Nov 18, 2008 18:11

VERY IMPORTANT - BIG VIRUS COMING !!! PLEASE READ & FORWARD !!!
http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/postcard.asp
Hi All, I checked with Norton Anti-Virus, and they are gearing up for this virus!
I checked Snopes (URL above:), and it is for real!!
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changinganswers November 19 2008, 03:24:29 UTC
Don't always trust Snopes. :-)

http://antivirus.about.com/od/emailhoaxes/p/postcard.htm
http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/bl_postcard_virus.htm

btw I first got this e-mail about two years ago.

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darkcryst November 19 2008, 18:34:48 UTC
Sorry - utter rubbish. ;)

Let me count the wrong.

1) An image can't do that from an email
2) an EMAIL can't do that.
3) Shutting down the computer would do nothing.
4) CNN rarely reports virii - I think they've done it twice ever.
5) There is no "Zero Sector" of a HDD. Boot record, yes. First sector, yes. But not Zero Sector.
6) the Snopes article you listed actually has this email as a fake at the bottom. The real one is a downloadable trojan - which is totally different.

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