Subject: Fw: ALERT, ALERT HUGE VIRUS COMING !!! PLEASE READ & FORWARD !

Please be advised.......I just received this from a friend and checked it out. It is for real.
I strongly recommend that you pass this along to your friends and those on your e-mail list.
Doug

    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

I really want to see the code of this virus that “burns” the hard disk. It sounds awesome.

I don’t know if he had the questions in advance or not, but if not, I’m really impressed (much moreso than the Al Smith dinner). I thought he was hilarious, and it seemed completely off-the-cuff to me.