virus warning

[FUZO]

TweetI checked with Norton Anti-Virus, and they are gearing up for this
virus!
I checked Snopes (URL above, and it is 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 few days. Do not open any message
with an attachment entitled 'POSTCARD FROM HALLMARK,' 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 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 the 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

[SMILEY FACE]

TweetTHANKS HOMIE

[Dzone]

TweetThanks Fuzo

[TheChosen1]

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Thanks FUZO

[daved150]

Tweetthanks bro

[cyberlegend1994]

TweetAccording to the Snopes link, there is a real worm floating around out there that goes around in an e-mail as referenced above, however, the message you received was combined with two hoaxes. The threats about "burning" the hard drive and "destroying sector zero" are both hoaxes that prey on a common misconception about viruses and worms. It is physically impossible for a virus or worm to directly damage a piece of hardware - the only damage that such code can do is to data contained within that piece of hardware, and that's only if that data is not "read only". As long as your anti-virus software is kept up-to-date, you should be safe from this worm.