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You should not open these emails. Here is a link to
> the snopes page:
>
> http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/postcard.asp
>
> PLEASE SEND THIS TO EVERYONE ON YOUR CONTACT LIST!!
> A new virus has just
> been discovered that has been classified by
> Microsoft as the most
> destructive ever. This virus was discovered
> yesterday afternoon by McAfee .
> This virus simply destroys Sector Zero from the hard
> disk, where vital
> information for its functioning are stored. This
> virus acts in the following
> manner:It sends itself automatically to all contacts
> on your list with the
> title: ‘You’ve received a Post Card from a Family
> member’. As soon as the
> supposed virtual card is opened the computer freezes
> so that the user has to
> reboot. When the ctrl+alt+ del keys or the reset
> button are pressed, the
> virus destroys Sector Zero, thus permanently
> destroying the hard disk.
> Yesterday in just a few hours this virus caused
> panic in New York ,
> according to news broadcast by CNN. This alert was
> received by an employee
> of Microsoft itself. So don’t open any mails with
> subject: ‘A Post Card from
> .’ As soon as you get the mail, delete it !! Even if
> you know the sender !!!
> Please pass this mail to all of your friends. Forwa
> rd this to everyone in
> your address book. I’m sure most people, like
> myself, would rather receive
> this notice 25 times than not at all.
>
> ALSO…
>
> Anyone using Internet mail such as Yahoo, Hotmail,
> AOL and so on.
> This information arrived this morning, Direct from
> both Microsoft and
> Norton.
>
> Please send it to everybody you know who has access
> to the Internet.