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From: Jean Snow <>
Subject: [CA-SCGS] Warning: Nasty Virus
Date: Wed, 08 Aug 2007 10:11:18 -0700

Hi all,

Don't open e-mail with the Title "You've Received a Post Card from a
Family Member." This is a real virus alert. You can check Snopes to
verify it. The link is below.

http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/postcard.asp

I heard about it from my daughter 2 nights ago. Actually she had
received it, but Panda Antivirus had already neutralized it. (Yay, for Panda!)

A new virus has just been discovered that has been classified by
Microsoft as the most destructive ever. This virus was discovered
yesterday afternoon by McAfee . This virus simply destroys Sector
Zero from the hard disk, where vital information for its functioning
are stored.

This virus acts in the following manner: It sends itself
automatically to all contacts on your list with the title: "You've
received a Post Card from a Family member".

As soon as the supposed virtual card is opened the computer freezes
so that the user has to reboot. When the ctrl+alt+ del keys or the
reset button are pressed, the virus destroys Sector Zero, thus
permanently destroying the hard disk. Yesterday in just a few hours
this virus caused panic in New York , according to news broadcast by CNN.

This alert was received by an employee of Microsoft itself.

So don't open any mails with subject: "A Post Card from ....." As
soon as you get the mail, delete it !! Even if you know the sender !!!

Forward this to everyone in your address book. I'm sure most people,
like myself, would rather receive this notice 25 times than not at All

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