Is this a Hoax

[Bona]

Just recieved this can someone tell me if its a hoax

Please read ...This is important.
FOR YOUR INFORMATION

http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/postcard.aspHi All, I 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




Ta

[jowalshy]

I don't know Bona. Sounds nasty. Bookie would be the best person to clarify it.

[kiptower]

yet another HOAX yes there has been attachment as postcards, if your not expecting it , rule of the thumb DONT OPEN IT,

if you read down on the snopes link it tells you yet another hoax.

As for those email telling you to forward it like in what you posted are 99% a HOAX,

BUT, Always have a good antivirus running that checks email

[Rooster-UK]

'Postcard' or 'Postcard from Hallmark' Virus Hoax

Netlore Archive: False email alert warns of 'the worst virus ever' circulating in the form of an attachment labeled 'POSTCARD' or 'POSTCARD FROM HALLMARK'

Description: Email hoax
Circulating since: Feb. 2008 (this version)
Status: False, although real e-card viruses resembling this do exist

Full details here......

POSTCARD or POSTCARD FROM HALLMARK Virus Hoax - Urban Legends

Relax.

[jowalshy]

Ahh ha found it


POSTCARD or POSTCARD FROM HALLMARK Virus Hoax - Urban Legends

[Bona]

Thanks guys wont forward
Never open anything I dont know better be safe than sorry

[jowalshy]

but a little bit slower than Rooster

[lateralus]

don't these always make you feel like "how come it took so long to get to me" or "why didn't anybody think of me when all these zillions of warnings are sent"...... i feel left out, bona! think of it this way - at least they cared!!

[Bookworm]

No, as s/one who invariably sends back the Snopes link to whoever sends me one of those with a snotty message, can't say I do!

I even sent the Snopes link to one which was supposed to be an "amazing formation of rocks in Burma which you can see only once a year when the light hits just right" resulting in the image of a praying mother and child (1/2 being the rocks, 1/2 the reflection in water " when it was clearly a painting, not a photo, so I went a-Snoping, and right enough... Yes, the picture is amazing and I went looking for more paintings by that extremely talented artist as a result, but why the fake story? It doesn't make the picture any more extraordinary, or the story more interesting! It does however show there are some fools about who will believe anything if they can't see the difference between a painting and a photograph!!!

Anyway, sent the Snopes link back to my sister-in-law and she complained I ruin all her illusions!

snopes.com: Praying Mother and Son Rock Formation

should anyone want to see the picture in question.