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1. Sue

   I’ve just had this warning sent to me:-

   BIG virus coming

   I checked with Norton Anti-Virus, and they are gearing up for this virus!

   I checked snopes.com, this morning, and it’s for real!!

   Get this E-mail message sent around to your contacts ASAP.

   PLEASE FORWARD THIS WARNING AMONG FRIENDS, FAMILY AND CONTACTS!

   You should be alert during the next several weeks. 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 drive) 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! This includes all cards,

   too. Shut down your computer immediately.

   This is the worst virus announced by CNN. It has been

   classified by Microsoft as the most destructive virus ever.

   This virus was discovered by McAfee yesterday, and there

   is no repair yet for this kind of virus. This virus simply

   destroys the Zero Sector of the Hard Disc, where your vital

   information is kept.

   COPY THIS E-MAIL, AND SEND IT TO YOUR FRIENDS.

   REMEMBER: IF YOU SEND IT TO THEM, YOU WILL BENEFIT

   ALL OF US.

   17 Jun 2008, 20:22

2. According to Snopes, the virus that message refers to is real, but the email blows it all out of proportion:

   Although the Postcard virus is real, it isn’t a “BIG VIRUS COMING” (it’s already been around in multiple forms for a long time now), it will not “burn the whole hard disc” of your computer, CNN didn’t classify it as the “worst virus” ever, and it doesn’t arrive in messages bearing a subject line of ‘Invitation.’

   17 Jun 2008, 20:28

3. Has anyone ever heard of anyone who actually had their computer slapped by such a virus?

   18 Jun 2008, 10:30