Passing along virus information

1. snopes.com: 'Postcard from a Family Member' virus ••••

 Hi All, I checked with Norton Anti-Virus, and they are gearing
up for  this virus!
>  I checked Snopes (URL above:), 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' thewhole
> 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 classifieby
> 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
>
>     Snopes lists all the names it could come in.