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[HWYMAN1]

Don't know if everyone has seen this, but you need to read it! John

> http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/postcard.asp
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> PLEASE SEND THIS TO EVERYONE ON YOUR CONTACT LIST!!
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> A new virus has just been discovered that has been classified by
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> as the most destr uctive ever. This virus was discovered yesterday
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> afternoon by McAfee . This virus simply destroys Sector Zero from the
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> This virus acts in the following manner:
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> It sends itself automatically to all contacts on your list with the
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> "A Card for You".
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> As soon as the supposed virtual card is opened the computer freezes so
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> that the user has to reboot. When the ctrl+alt+ del keys or the reset
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> button are pressed, the virus destroys Sector Zero, thus permanently
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> destroying the hard disk. Yesterday in just a few hours this virus
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> panic in New York , according to news broadcast by CNN.
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> This alert was received by an employee of Microsoft itse lf.
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> So don't open any mails with subject: "A Virtual Card for You." As soon
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> you get the mail, delete it !! Even if you know the sender !!!
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> Please pass this mail to all of your friends.
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> Forward this to everyone in your address book. I'm sure most people,
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> myself, would rather receive this notice 25 times than not at All
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>   My inbox has been flooded with greeting cards forwarded by
> "Postmaster"
>   from I don't know who and I don't know why.  I have deleted
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>   and the cleaned the "deleted box" out too.  So far, so good.  For the
>   next few weeks don't send cards to friends or relatives so they won't
>   have to decide whether to take a chance to open it or not and
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>   make a mistake!!  Let them know, no cards!
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[mr_magoo]

If these people could only apply them selves constructively rather than destructively.  Thanks for the heads up.

[RJ749]

This has been going on for weeks as you say.

With my email address on the web everywhere from work you can't begin to imagine the volume of spam I get.

I have it dumped automatically at home but scan it at work as I usually find one good one a day in the "junk" file.

No eCard downloads for me either, they are worse in volume than the erectile disfunction ones.

[Guilty]

The rules that I follow are:
1) Don't open any attachments even if you know the sender. Resist the temptation...If you are tempted to open the attachment, call the sender and ask if they sent you an attachment.
2) Don't click on any link that comes through your e-mail even if you know the sender. Again, resist the temptation or call the sender and ask them if they sent you a hyperlink in their e-mail.
3) Right click, select all (highlight all), delete. Don't even click on the message. Instruct your contacts to be specific in the subject line of the e-mail as to why they are sending you an e-mail and tell them that if they are not specific in the subject their e-mail will most likely be deleted.
4) When sending e-mail messages to your contacts, be specific in your subject so they know it is a valid message and not SPAM.
5) Curiosity killed the cat and curiosity will give your computer a virus.