All My Children Discussion Group -- DO NOT open any e-mail that says **Postcard from Hallmark**

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Topic: DO NOT open any e-mail that says Postcard from Hallmark

Topic Posted by: W.E.
Date Posted: Tue Jul 15 12:19:46 2008
Additional Comments:

I just received a long e-mail, but the bottom line is that there is a new virus being generated that will wipe out your C drive. It is not a rumor—here is a link to snopes.com to verify. I didn’t use the link, since I thought maybe THAT was a virus, but I went to snopes.com and it is listed there under viruses.

Snopes

It can be generated with a familiar name from your address book and it says that you have a “Postcard from Hallmark”. DO NOT OPEN this e-mail, but delete it and re-boot your computer.

Posted by: Linda
Date posted: Wed Jul 16 19:16:52 2008
Message:

I also received that e-mail and checked Snopes. It added this paragraph at the end of the message that's being sent around:

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, since June, 2007), 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.'

Snopes lists all the names it could come in. Go to the Snopes link W.E. has to see the other names and e-mail subject lines to watch for.

Posted by: girlygirl1124
Date posted: Wed Jul 16 11:40:12 2008
Message:

thanks for the info.

Posted by: AEG
Date posted: Tue Jul 15 17:14:05 2008
Message:

I just wanted to let everyone know that this virus comes in many forms, not just "Postcard From Hallmark". The virus itself has been around for a while and the Snopes site list numerous ways that it will appear in the subject line such as:

You've received a greeting card from a school-mate

You've received a greeting card from a neighbour

Family member sent you a postcard from dgreetings

There are a total of twenty-seven.

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27? Yikes.eom/WE

Posted by: Angela
Date posted: Tue Jul 15 15:39:25 2008
Message:
thanks W.E. for posting this...

Posted by: valleygirl
Date posted: Tue Jul 15 14:58:55 2008
Message:
Thanks for the alert, W.E. That is really a shame because Hallmark has such nice cards, but I won't be sending cards from them anymore, as people, rightly so, will automatically delete them.

Posted by: MamaMia
Date posted: Tue Jul 15 12:28:23 2008
Message:
Thank you for the warning. I'll be on the alert for anything from Hallmark.

Topic: DO NOT open any e-mail that says **Postcard from Hallmark**

Topic: DO NOT open any e-mail that says Postcard from Hallmark