a card for you

[Henry Stable]

Hello

three people have sent me warnings of a new virus attached to an email,
called "a card for you". Is this a hoax please?

Henry

 

[Peter]

Haven't heard, but if you are up to date with virus protection you should be
OK...if not, then just don't open it.

 

[Rob Whythe]

Quite possibly - see http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/hoaxes/virtualcard.html

 

[Henry Stable]

Haven't heard, but if you are up to date with virus protection you should be
OK...if not, then just don't open it.

Thank you anyway, I use mailwasher so wouldn't open it however I can't
say the same for the sproggs who open up anything addressed to them
regardless...

 

[Henry Stable]

Quite possibly - see http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/hoaxes/virtualcard.html

Thank you. I've now visited the linked site; my warning was one of those
so I'll stop worrying.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Hello

three people have sent me warnings of a new virus attached to an
email, called "a card for you". Is this a hoax please?

Henry

It's a hoax; and an old one at that. It was first reported over 3
years ago.

Symantec Security Response - Virtual Card for You
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/virtual.card.for.you.html

A good clue would be the blatantly obviously impossible claim that
the virus causes physical damage to the hard drive. Another clue is
the hysterical tone of the "warning."

It's important to remember that almost _any_ email virus warning
is a hoax, designed primarily to bog down email systems by having
well-meaning but uniformed people send out hundreds of otherwise
valueless email warnings. When you receive a warning like this, the
*first* thing you should do is check its veracity at one or more of
the following web sites:

Symantec Security Response - Hoax Page
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/hoax.html

F-Secure Security Information Center - Hoaxes
http://www.f-secure.com/virus-info/hoax/

Trend Micro Hoax Encyclopedia, alerts
http://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/hoaxes/hoax.asp

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[Henry Stable]

It's a hoax; and an old one at that. It was first reported over 3
years ago.

Symantec Security Response - Virtual Card for You
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/virtual.card.for.you.html

A good clue would be the blatantly obviously impossible claim that
the virus causes physical damage to the hard drive. Another clue is
the hysterical tone of the "warning."

It's important to remember that almost _any_ email virus warning
is a hoax, designed primarily to bog down email systems by having
well-meaning but uniformed people send out hundreds of otherwise
valueless email warnings. When you receive a warning like this, the
*first* thing you should do is check its veracity at one or more of
the following web sites:

Symantec Security Response - Hoax Page
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/hoax.html

F-Secure Security Information Center - Hoaxes
http://www.f-secure.com/virus-info/hoax/

Trend Micro Hoax Encyclopedia, alerts
http://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/hoaxes/hoax.asp

Thank you. I've stored the links in my favourites & will check those
sites if and when I receive my next warning.