VIRUS ALERT

[celtboy]

don't know if this is a real warning or just spam, but it didn't come from a spammer..

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 - it
> 'burns' the entire hard disc C. This virus will be received from
> someone who has your e-mail address in their contact list.This is the
> reason why you must send this e-mail to all your contacts. It is
> better to receive this message multiple times than to receive the
> virus and open it. If you receive 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.
> McAfee discovered this virus yesterday, and there is no repair yet for
> this kind of virus. This virus destroys the Zero Sector of the Hard
> Disc, where the vital information is
> kept.COPY THIS E-MAIL TO YOUR FRIENDS.
> REMEMBER: IF YOU SEND IT ON, YOU WILL BENEFIT ALL OF US

[Don Corleone]

Just a chainmail hoax mate

'Postcard' or 'Postcard from Hallmark' Virus Hoax - Netlore Archive

[Dempsey]

Hate these hoax virus alerts. If want to keep up to date with viruses, update your virus scanner or go to a symantec.com or something.

[Rebel Tim]

What sad acts actually take time to make up these hoaxes?

[ali_cfc]

right i need a tech guy to help me

i am unable to search anything in google on both firefox and Ie

so i googled it and it mentioned something called a vundo trojan

im currently running a scan but doesnt look like anything is showing up

anyone got any info on this

[celtboy]

Removal
Vundo recreates DLLs so all of them must be removed at once otherwise Vundo will repopulate itself. Some programs may be able to fully remove Vundo such as VundoFix, Spyware Doctor, Windows Defender, Hijackthis, or SUPERAntiSpyware.
If you wish to remove the virus completely on your own or if these methods do not work for you, you will need to determine which DLLs are being used by the virus and remove them. The DLL names can change since Vundo creates random names for its files. First off, run MSConfig. Check the Start Up and Services and disable anything with gibberish names. To be safe, run a Google search to determine if these are actually non virus related DLLs or not. In addition to disabling these, search for these DLLs on your machine and delete them. If you are unable to delete these files, keep track of them for deletion later. In any case, keep track of the DLL name for later. These are half of the DLLs associated with the virus.
The primary root of the problem lies in the BHO (Browser Helper Object) and this is the tricky part of removing the virus. You can determine which DLLs are tied to the virus by going to Tools->Internet Options->Programs->Manage Add-Ons (IE7). Scan through the list of add-ons and keep note of the suspicious ones. Again, do a quick search on Google to determine if these are legitimate DLLs. If not, then keep track of the name and location of those DLLs (though they are likely in Windows\System32). Disable these just in case.
Next, you'll need to reboot but utilize a clean bootup disk or alternative operating system (such as knoppix). Safe Mode may work for you, but some people will find Windows automatically loads the Browser Help Object DLLs even if you run in Safe Mode with Command Prompt only. In this case, it's impossible to remove those DLLs since they'll be "in use" and you must use a boot up disk or an alternative OS. Which ever the method you use, delete the all the DLLs you have noted as being associated with the virus.
Finally, reboot your machine in Windows normally. Run MSConfig to make sure nothing new is there (no more suspicious entries are enabled in your start up or services), then run Regedit. Run a search on every DLL associated with the virus and delete all keys tied to the DLL. Make sure you scan the entire registry for each one as they may show up more than once. Finally, do a search for "MS Juan" and delete all keys associated with that too. Reboot one more time and check to see if you can find any traces of the virus.

[celtboy]

also>

Vundo

[ali_cfc]

cheers mate will give this a bash