latest e-mail recieved (computer advice needed)

paulbaconsarnie

recieved the following last night;


HUGE VIRUS COMING!
PLEASE READ & FORWARD !

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 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

if this is for real then all i have to do is delete the e-mail unopened yes? or is it one of those 'chain' email things?
haven't a clue how these virus things work.
i know one day i'm gonna press the wrong button on my 'puter and reveal all my bank details etc to some bastard.

Medders

Any 'virus warning' that mentions destoying the 'zero sector' is a hoax... and that's definitely the case here.

http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/bl_postcard_virus.htm

jaire

pbs - I agree with medders - as he says it is a hoax - the idea behind this type of email - is that you forward it on to everyone in your address book - the recipients then forward it on to all of their address books and so on and all of a sudden there are millions of emails with this content - just delete this email.

Vinnie V.

Surely if you opened it and the virus struck then you would not be able to forward it. Mind you i know little about pooters i can use them but have no idea how they actually work!

McLovin