[Povertybay] New "Postcard" Virus Threat

[Robert Miller]

Unfortunately Joe it really is legitimate. The problem is that is also a
Hoax based on the same premise. The Worm is mostly focused on overloading
servers by sending out a bunch of emails to the systems rather than
destroying your data. This has in the past resulted in "denial of service"
problems for some companies. But some versions have been reported to be more
malicious.

 

Cheers, versions   

 

Bob

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From: povertybay-bounces at usps.org [mailto:povertybay-bounces at usps.org] On
Behalf Of Joe Iannarone
Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2008 12:53 PM
To: boatsafe at comcast.net
Cc: Jeanne Elrod; Poverty Bay Power Squadron
Subject: Re: [Povertybay] New "Postcard" Virus Threat

 

It's a hoax:
 
 <http://www.hoax-slayer.com/postcard-virus-hoax.shtml>
http://www.hoax-slayer.com/postcard-virus-hoax.shtml

The actual virus referred to in the snopes article is unrelated, and does
not cause your hard drive to implode :)




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