Tony is right.... although this is entirely off topic, as an IT security expert, it is a good time to point out that those who thought they were saving money by buying a PC vs a Mac or the cheaper Linux, how much are you spending on anti-virus and the constant hassle of these events? :-) My house does not worry about these because we pay only for Mac or Linux machines.
One hidden cost nearly all WinDoze users don't realize - ever notice how your machine seems to get slower and slower month after month ? You know the CPU is going at the same speed as when you bought it, right? :-) And when you bought it only a few years ago, it was way faster than your needs, right? So, how could it be that it got slow and you are faced with buying another PC ? Because in 2006 there were about 80,000 viruses / worms / malware your machine had to check for on each and every I/O (anything that goes into our out of memory / disc) - Last year it was well beyond 130,0000. Next year ? You guessed, your PC will be spending even more time checking the AV signatures for infections. Point is, on Linux or Mac, you don't have this constant degradation of performance. Dave (CISSP) (written on a mac, sent through our Linux email server) Tony King wrote: > Hi Phil, > > This is a hoax. You might have noticed it asks you to do what it claims the > virus will do - email everyone in your contacts list. Giveaways include: > Snopes is an urban legends website, not an antivirus researcher, CNN is not > a credible source of announcements of new viruses and there are conflicting > descriptions of what the alleged virus does. > > Regards, > > Tony > > 2009/3/24 Phillip Matheson <phillipmathe...@bigpond.com> > > >> Not sure if this is True, but be warned >> >> >> Phil Matheson >> SAAA Ch. 20 http://www.saaa20.org/ >> VH-PKR >> Australia >> 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' 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 >> >> EMAIL: phillipmathe...@bigpond.com >> KR Web Page: www.philskr2.50megs.com >> >> >> ------------------------------------------- >> Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp >> to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net >> please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp >> to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net >> please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html >> >> > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html >
