[hurtingintn]

i dont know if this is real or not..i got it in an email from a friend and thought i would pass it on just incase it is true....


VIRUS ALERT ANNOUNCED BY CNN
Body: HUGE VIRUS COMING!!!
PLEASE READ & FORWARD ....

Hi All, I checked with Norton Anti-Virus, and they are gearing up for

this virus!

I checked Snopes 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 con tact list.

This is the

reason why you need to send this e-mail to all your contacts It is

better to receive this mess age 25 times than to receive the v irus

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.

http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/postcard.asp

Actually, if you check snopes too, and read through, this is a form of a virus. However, it is not a virus that can burn an entire HD. The info is near the end of the page

[Rhapsody]

Thanks for the INFO Rainbow......

[Shelle]

I have a virus on my computer but I can't seem to get rid of it, one of my computers got destroyed completely and my ex mother in law gave me another computer, but now my other computer has popups telling me I have all these virus's yet nothing I do gets rid of it. I don't have a recovery disc or i would just wipe everything out. But mainly it is just the fact that the virus is trying to steal my personal information.

[hurtingintn]

can you restore it back to a previous date?

[Capp]

Originally Posted by Shelle

I have a virus on my computer but I can't seem to get rid of it, one of my computers got destroyed completely and my ex mother in law gave me another computer, but now my other computer has popups telling me I have all these virus's yet nothing I do gets rid of it. I don't have a recovery disc or i would just wipe everything out. But mainly it is just the fact that the virus is trying to steal my personal information.

Shelle,
Jmo, but go to any of the anti-virus software sites that offer free scans. I use Avast. But there are other ones that are very good.
Microsoft has a Live Safety Scan that checks for malware but also cleans the registry and defrags if necessary.

Good luck,
Cap

[Capp]

It will be interesting to see if the new version of the conficker worm hits computers on April 1...

Cap

[Shelle]

Thanks Capp & hurtingintn I cannot get to any of the website because the computer redirects me, the popup I get is that windows security 2009 has detected BankerFox.A and win32/nuqel.e on my computer, I have already tried avg which was on my computer prior to the damge, but now I cant even surf on it so in the past month two of my computers have been wrecked.

I saw an post on a computer forum for your exact problem:

Your computer has multiple infections, including a backdoor. A backdoor gives intruders complete control of your computer, logs your keystrokes, steal personal information, etc.

You are strongly advised to do the following:

• Disconnect the computer from the Internet and from any networked computers until it is cleaned.
• Back up all your important data except programs. The programs can be reinstalled back from the original disc or from the Net.
• Call all your banks, financial institutions, credit card companies and inform them that you may be a victim of identity theft and put a watch on your accounts. If you don't mind the hassle, change all your account numbers.
• From a clean computer, change all your passwords (ISP login password, your email address(es) passwords, financial accounts, PayPal, eBay, Amazon, online groups and forums and any other online activities you carry out which require a username and password).

Do NOT change your passwords from this computer as the attacker will be able to get all the new passwords and transaction records.

Due to its backdoor functionality, your computer is very likely to have been compromised and there is no way that it can be trusted again. Many experts in the security community believe that once infected with this type of Trojan, the best course of action would be to do a reformat and reinstallation of the operating system (OS). However, if you do not have the resources to reinstall your OS and would like me to attempt to clean your machine, I will be happy to do so.

To help you understand more, please take some time to read the following articles:

What are Remote Access Trojans and why are they dangerous
How do I respond to a possible identity theft and how do I prevent it
When should I do a reformat and reinstallation of my OS
Where to backup your files
How to backup your files in Windows XP
Restoring your backups

[Shelle]

Thanks Kai, I do not have a recovery disc, otherwise I would have jsut erased everything and started over. this computer was just given to me with no discs

[echoes long ago]

Capp do you think it would do any good just to leave your computer unconnected on the 1st to see what happens with conflicker

Originally Posted by echoes long ago

Capp do you think it would do any good just to leave your computer unconnected on the 1st to see what happens with conflicker

In short, no, it wouldn't. And i'll explain why. Though the virus is set to release on this date, it will continue to proliferate after that. So as soon as you turn on the computer the next day, you would be at risk for getting the virus from someone who is infected already. Good thought though!

Added: Eeps, you were talking to capp. sorry for jumping ahead of her! lol

You just have to be careful like you would any other day and you won't catch viruses