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25th November 2008, 03:48 AM
|  | TST Expert | | Join Date: Jul 2008, 660 posts. Reputation:  | | | HUGE VIRUS COMING!!!! PLEASE READ AND FORWARD - True or just a wind-up?
I normally see this message when i receives from my mum and my friends via Facebook. I was beginning to wonder that they might be fake just to be wind up to the other people or should get notification. I got protected with Avast Pro and Zonealarm Pro Firewall. Quote:
GENUINE MEGA VIRUS ALERT - ONLY JUST DISCOVERED - PLEASE BE AWARE
Subject: HUGE VIRUS COMING !!! PLEASE READ & FORWARD !
Hi All, I checked with Norton Anti-Virus, and they are gearing up for this virus!
I checked Snopes .com and it is for real!!
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! Delete it 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
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25th November 2008, 04:06 AM
|  | TST Enthusiast | | Join Date: Jul 2008, 279 posts. Reputation: | |
Rob,
Oh No not the old PostCard virus. This is a well known HOAX email. it's BS. Tell your Mom not to worry
Klunk
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25th November 2008, 06:12 AM
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Thought so. Will tell my mum back.
Send them to my mum and dad as they received the same.
Last edited by CrazyComputerMan; 25th November 2008 at 06:22 AM.
Reason: EDIT send this message
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25th November 2008, 08:03 AM
|  | TST Oracle | | Join Date: Jul 2008, 8,171 posts. Location: UK Norfolk ..... Reputation: | |
MEGA VIRUS  Quote: |
It is a virus which opens A POSTCARD IMAGE, which 'burns' the whole hard disc C of your computer.
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as Klunk said its a fake 
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25th November 2008, 10:21 AM
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The thing that gives it away is that it says Norton discovered it. I don't think Norton software could spot a match within a matchbox.
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25th November 2008, 10:27 AM
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I think you are right Rik
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25th November 2008, 11:32 AM
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Originally Posted by Rik  The thing that gives it away is that it says Norton discovered it. | Same mate, I was thinking "there's a first"
If Norton just discovered something then I expect every other software would have been able to fix it years ago.
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25th November 2008, 11:33 AM
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Well i mean, if you are gonna make a fake alert atleast make it plausable and say Kapersky discovered it or something.
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25th November 2008, 11:41 AM
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Yeah They probably just named the one that they know to be honest.
Also, it says "I checked with Norton Anti-Virus" which surely means they checked the website, but Norton Anti-Virus isn't a company, it's a product by Symantec, so when you look at it close enough it's worse than it first appears 
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25th November 2008, 11:43 AM
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I mean, Norton couldn't spot an elephant in a heard of elephants. 
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25th November 2008, 11:44 AM
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It has been classified by Microsoft as the most destructive virus ever.
| What would they know
__________________ Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, wine in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming...
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25th November 2008, 11:46 AM
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They couldn't spot a hole in a colander.
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25th November 2008, 11:50 AM
| | TST Oracle | | Join Date: Jul 2008, 8,171 posts. Location: UK Norfolk ..... Reputation: | | Quote:
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
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What vital information
bus timetables
__________________ Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, wine in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming...
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25th November 2008, 02:29 PM
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As far as I am aware the zero sector is also known as the System Area. The System Area is a reserved space dedicated to hard drive's own needs, such as: storing SMART logs, defect reallocation tables, program code (overlays) and so on, the drive's firmware is also stored on the SA and not as you would think on the drive's controller board.
That is VITAL information
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25th November 2008, 02:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Blackmirror What would they know | You use their software. |
25th November 2008, 03:12 PM
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haha I got a good laugh out of this one. 
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25th November 2008, 03:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Jason You use their software. | Only because i cant be bothered to change it
__________________ Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, wine in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming...
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25th November 2008, 04:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Blackmirror Only because i cant be bothered to change it | Stop talking about Norton... Because it's too funny |
25th November 2008, 05:35 PM
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Who starts these fake warnings ??
__________________ Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, wine in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming...
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