[nndl] See Counter Note by Peter: Destructive, malicious virus coming!--See Snopes

From: Peter Wang < [at] >
Subject: Re: [RidgetopNA] Fw: Destructive, malicious virus coming!--See Snopes
To: "Ridgetop Hood" < [at] >
Date: Wednesday, August 6, 2008, 10:58 AM

On Wed, Aug 6, 2008 at 10:50 AM, M Ward <koockward%40yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> --- On Tue, 8/5/08, Anne McAfee <amcafee%40austin.rr.com> wrote:
>
> From: Anne McAfee <amcafee%40austin.rr.com>
> Subject: Destructive, malicious virus coming!--See Snopes
> To: WimDems%40yahoo.com, Political%40yahoo.com
> Date: Tuesday, August 5, 2008, 11:43 AM
>
> NOTE that the McAfee referred to by Snopes is the McAfee Anti-Virus. ---Anne
> http://www.snopes.
com/computer/ virus/postcard. asp
>
> Hi 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!!

Actually, if you read to the bottom of the Snopes article about this,
it quotes your forwarded email as an example of a hoax. From the
Snopes web site:

"NOTE: Readers should take particular care not to confuse the real
postcard/greeting card virus with a number of virus-related hoaxes
that have been circulating for several years. A variety of messages
forwarded by well-intended people to warn others about the Postcard
virus contribute to this confusion by including within them links to
our article about the "Virtual Card for You" hoax.
...
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. ' "

Thanks anyway for the well-intentioned warning. :)

-Peter
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