>> pass it on - snopes verified
>> cya
>> ---------------
>> 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
> email box. Astonishingly, some still ignore the admonishment to scan
> their email for viruses as they come in. Aside from the two 'biggies'
> Norton and McAfee, I might suggest an A.V. program you can download
> for free with free updates. It's called AVAST. This is their website
>
http://www.avast.com/index.html
> Toasterwoman told me about it some time ago where she favors it over
> NAV or Mc because both of them are system resource hogs extrodinare. I
> concur that AVAST is more efficient as far as using resources and
> excellent at catching any crap that comes in.
>
> Just my two cents plain.
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
