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Author: dbriggsdbriggs Date: May 2, 2008 23:47
pass it on - snopes verified
cya
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BIG virus coming
I checked with Norton Anti-Virus, and they are gearing up for this virus!
I checked snopes.com, this morning, 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 several weeks. Do not open any message
with an attachment entitled 'POSTCARD,' regardless of who sent it to
you. It is a virus which opens A POSTCARD IMAGE, which 'burns' the whole
hard disc (C drive) 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.! This includes all cards, too. Shut
down your computer immediately.
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Author: Robert DeSavageRobert DeSavage Date: May 3, 2008 12:50
On Sat, 03 May 2008 02:49:09 -0400, dbriggs
rochester.rr.com> wrote:
>pass it on - snopes verified
>cya
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>BIG virus coming
>I checked with Norton Anti-Virus, and they are gearing up for this virus!
>
>I checked snopes.com, this morning, and it is for real!!
While it was a very good idea to post this, according to McAfee's
site, it's a 'hoax'. Nevertheless, it's always best to simply delete
any attachments that bear an .exe extension be it sent by friend or...
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Author: dbriggsdbriggs Date: May 3, 2008 21:35
Robert DeSavage wrote:
> On Sat, 03 May 2008 02:49:09 -0400, dbriggs
> rochester.rr.com> wrote:
> >> pass it on - snopes verified
>> cya
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>> BIG virus coming
>> I checked with Norton Anti-Virus, and they are gearing up for this virus!
>>
>> I checked snopes.com, this morning, and it is for real!! >
> While it was a very good idea to post this, according to McAfee's
> site, it's a 'hoax'. Nevertheless, it's always best to simply delete
> any attachments that bear an .exe extension be it sent by friend or
> foe. Hoaxes can be equally distructive where some will begin to be
> complacent and think any and all attachments or 'such and such sent
> you a card' messages are hoaxes and get burned by a bonafide virus.
> People will never learn where some continue to forward any and all
> audio / video clips and jokes as soon as they receive them in their ...
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Author: Robert DeSavageRobert DeSavage Date: May 3, 2008 22:22
On Sun, 04 May 2008 00:36:48 -0400, dbriggs
rochester.rr.com> wrote:
>yes, Bob, I also got a note from TW saying it was a hoax. I jumped the
>gun (late at night) in passing it on after seeing it was list in snopes
>as "Real virus" without reading the whole article. apparently the hoax
>part is that it doesn't wipe out your hard drive. it also dated back to
>Jul 07.
>
>but I believe that ecards are a hazard anyway. if you get one the best
>action to take is to go to the card company's site from your browser
>with the id # handy and look for it there, instead of using the link in
>the email.
>
>and I use AVG for AV, also free
> http://free.grisoft.com/ww.download-avg-anti-virus-free-edition
>cya
I'll revise my statement about sending and receiving files to and from
friends. I do, but on a very limited basis where anything I send is
virus scanned and safe. My SHORT list of friends know me and I...
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Author: dbriggsdbriggs Date: May 4, 2008 08:09
had a similar situation when my niece, across country, started sending
me all those cutesy things that ran across her screen everyday; always
as attachments, never cut and paste. problem, to me, was, she'd send it
to ALL her friends, never with bcc, but with addys in view for all to
see. and they'd send it to their friends, etc. put a stop to that real
quick
cya
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Author: Robert DeSavageRobert DeSavage Date: May 4, 2008 15:21
On Sun, 04 May 2008 11:11:14 -0400, dbriggs
rochester.rr.com> wrote:
>had a similar situation when my niece, across country, started sending
>me all those cutesy things that ran across her screen everyday; always
>as attachments, never cut and paste. problem, to me, was, she'd send it
>to ALL her friends, never with bcc, but with addys in view for all to
>see. and they'd send it to their friends, etc. put a stop to that real
>quick
>cya
SSDD here. Not only do they see my addy, some of those who reply to a
multiple addressee message use the 'reply all' rather than the reply
to sender button. So I end up getting their replies too. Such...
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Author: Robert DeSavageRobert DeSavage Date: May 5, 2008 11:01
On Sun, 04 May 2008 11:11:14 -0400, dbriggs
rochester.rr.com> wrote:
>had a similar situation when my niece, across country, started sending
>me all those cutesy things that ran across her screen everyday; always
>as attachments, never cut and paste. problem, to me, was, she'd send it
>to ALL her friends, never with bcc, but with addys in view for all to
>see. and they'd send it to their friends, etc. put a stop to that real
>quick
>cya
It's ironic that as we discuss viruses, one invaded my computer last
night. As good as anti-virus software can be, some viruses can slip
by. Somehow I stumbled in a site that managed to sneak in a trojan...
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Author: Robert DeSavageRobert DeSavage Date: May 5, 2008 14:35
On Mon, 05 May 2008 14:01:46 -0400, Robert DeSavage
comcast.net> wrote:
>If you
>see anything that refers to a program called IEVirus, stay the hell
>away from it. According to what I learned on other newsgroups that
>deal with 'annoyances' like the aforementioned, it's a real bitch to
>get rid of. While it's a no no to go to crack sites to get serial
>numbers for shareware apps, it's playing with fire if one does. I
>should be the first to know better; but even the best of us take risks
>when we stick our noses where they shouldn't be stuck. For sure, the
>nose is apt to be cut off as a result.
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Author: Adam H. KermanAdam H. Kerman Date: May 5, 2008 16:46
Robert DeSavage comcast.net> wrote:
>It's ironic that as we discuss viruses, one invaded my computer last
>night. As good as anti-virus software can be, some viruses can slip
>by. Somehow I stumbled in a site that managed to sneak in a trojan...
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Author: Robert DeSavageRobert DeSavage Date: May 5, 2008 23:51
On Mon, 05 May 2008 18:46:12 -0500, "Adam H. Kerman" chinet.com>
wrote: >
>Would you consider using Firefox with the NoScript extension?
I'll check it out Adam. Thanx!
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