Virus warning !!!

[Gary M]

Hi all just recieved this warning from a mate,
>
> 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" 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 compouter immediately.
>
> This is the worst virus announced by CNN. It has been
> classified by Microsoft as the most destructive virus
> ever. 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.
>

Be Carefull,
Cheers,
Gary.

 

[skelph]

I may be wrong, but this is probably a variation on an old hoax virus warning and only results in an increase in e-mail traffic.

See http://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/hoaxes/hoaxDetails.asp?HName=A+Virtual+Card+For+You for more details of similar messages.

I always treat this kind of thing as junk and delete it straight away.

 

[Argee]

See here for more details.

Ray.

 

[Mike.C]

Hoax or not thanks very much for letting us know Gary =D>

Cheers

Mike

 

[Smudger]

Just received this:

Kentucky Virus.

You have just received the "Kentucky Virus"!!!
As we ain't got no programin' experience, this
here Virus works on the honor system.

Please delete all the files on your hard drive,
and manually forward this virus to everyone on your mailing list.

Thanks for your cooperation.

 

[Slim]

:lol: Good one!