Hi Contacts, The campus information management systems asked the faculty and staff to send this warning about this bad computer virus to everyone on our contact list so that should the university email be broached, you will NOT fry your hard drive because you think I've sent you and e-greeting. I have sent this as a blind carbon copy to avoid copying your email address to every one. Please stay safe and be happy. Warmly, Rev. Dr. E-K. Daufin Professor of Communications Alabama State University 915 S. Jackson St. Montgomery, AL #6101-0271 334-229-6885 Thanks in advance for your research & creative activity referrals: http://home.earthlink.net/~ekdaufin From: Harrietta B. Colvin Sent: Monday, May 05, 2008 7:37 PM To: Faculty Staff Subject: FW: Electronic Greeting Card Virus Threat Found by McAfee announced on CNN http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/postcard.asp <http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/postcard.asp> I checked with Norton Anti-Virus, and they are gearing up for this virus. I checked Snopes (URL above), and it is for real!! (it's ranked #2 at Snopes as of 4/27/08 as a real virus threat) Get this E-mail message sent around to your contacts ASAP. You should be alert during the next few days. 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 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! 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. ________________________________ Wondering what's for Dinner Tonight? Get new twists on family favorites at AOL Food <http://food.aol.com/dinner-tonight?NCID=aolfod00030000000001> . ________________________________ Plan your next roadtrip with MapQuest.com <http://www.mapquest.com/?ncid=mpqmap00030000000004> : America's #1 Mapping Site.