This is where I have to draw the line as administrator. Virus warnings are almost always hoaxes. This one has a small degree of truth mixed thoroughly with a lotta FUD (Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt.)
http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/postcard.aspIf one is going to post a warning of such a nature here, I insist that it be accompanied by some sort of statement that it's been checked out on Snopes or www.hoaxkill.com or any other valid, respected urban legend/hoax debunking site.
There are some times when virus warnings are valid. But 95 times out of 100 the email handling systems at isps like Xmission and Comcast or MSN will stop them. That's become one of their primary jobs: stopping spam and viruses, particularly trojans, since they could be held liable if one of their clients gets a trojan and then starts mailbombing other users from the infected machine's address book.
Carl, please don't stop forwarding the humor stuff. A lot of people like it. But as I said, I have to draw the line at virus warnings and other hoaxes. Btw, did you know that if you forward this to 147 people you can resurrect Micheal Jackson? On the other hand...never mind. :) And Microsoft isn't giving away money, the Mrs Field's cookie recipe didn't come with a bill for $250 and untold numbers of motorists won't be killed if they flash their headlights. Mosey through Snopes. Check out some of the stuff there. It's far funnier than tv. Well, that isn't saying much. But you'll find that Taps wasn't written by a Confederate soldier who died in his Union officer father's arms. This is called glurge, but it's still fantasy stuff. Here's a whole list of glurge:
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