# new virus announced by CNN

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**Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\
**Created:** [November 14, 2008, 10:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-virus-announced-by-cnn/58167 "2008-11-14T10:51:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![SoloIIscoob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/35a633/32.png) [@SoloIIscoob](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SoloIIscoob)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2008, 10:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-virus-announced-by-cnn/58167/1 "2008-11-14T10:51:42Z")

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**A message from a friend, Please read!!**  
**Hi All,**  
**[FONT=Tahoma]I checked with Norton Anti-Virus, and they are gearing up for this virus! [/FONT][FONT=Tahoma]  
[FONT=Tahoma][FONT=Tahoma]I checked Snopes (URL above:), and it is for real!![/FONT]**[/FONT][/FONT]

**[COLOR=black][FONT=Tahoma]Get this E-mail message sent around to your contacts ASAP. PLEASE FORWARD THIS WARNI NG AMONG FRIENDS, FAMILY AND CONTACTS![/COLOR][/FONT]**  
**[COLOR=black][FONT=Tahoma]You should be alert during the next few days. Do not open any message with an attachment entitled '[/COLOR][/FONT]****[COLOR=black][FONT=Tahoma]POSTCARD FROM HALLMARK[FONT=Tahoma][FONT=Tahoma],’ 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.[/FONT]**[/FONT][/COLOR][/FONT]  
**[COLOR=black][FONT=Tahoma]This virus will be received from someone who has your e-mail address in his/h er 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.[/COLOR][/FONT]****[COLOR=black][FONT=Tahoma][B]**

[FONT=Tahoma][FONT=Tahoma]If you receive a mail called’ POSTCARD,’ even though sent to you by a friend, do not open it! Shut down your computer immediately. [/FONT]  
 **[FONT=Tahoma]This is the worst virus announced by CNN. It has been classified by [/FONT]**  
**[FONT=Tahoma]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.[/FONT]**[/FONT][/COLOR][/FONT][/B]  
**[COLOR=black][FONT=Tahoma]COPY THIS E-MAIL, AND SEND IT TO YOUR FRIENDS. REMEMBER: IF YOU SEND IT TO THEM, YOU WILL BENEFIT ALL OF U S[/COLOR][/FONT]**

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**Author:** ![theblue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/theblue/32/5074_2.png) [@theblue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/theblue)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2008, 10:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-virus-announced-by-cnn/58167/2 "2008-11-14T10:52:45Z")

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are you sure you’re not a 70 year old woman?

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**Author:** ![jabbu](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jabbu/32/7446_2.png) [@jabbu](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jabbu)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2008, 10:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-virus-announced-by-cnn/58167/3 "2008-11-14T10:54:19Z")

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nub

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**Author:** ![MOBOOST4U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f4b2a3/32.png) [@MOBOOST4U](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MOBOOST4U)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2008, 10:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-virus-announced-by-cnn/58167/4 "2008-11-14T10:56:55Z")

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lmao… I thought this was going to be about Super AIDS

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**Author:** ![94excivic](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/94excivic/32/5263_2.png) [@94excivic](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/94excivic)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2008, 10:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-virus-announced-by-cnn/58167/5 "2008-11-14T10:59:52Z")

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> [@MOBOOST4U](#):
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> lmao… I thought this was going to be about Super AIDS

X2

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**Author:** ![deebo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/deebo/32/5218_2.png) [@deebo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/deebo)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2008, 11:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-virus-announced-by-cnn/58167/6 "2008-11-14T11:00:54Z")

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im going to send this as the subject to all my friends, but then actually send them the virus

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**Author:** ![Bacon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bacon/32/7230_2.png) [@Bacon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bacon)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2008, 11:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-virus-announced-by-cnn/58167/7 "2008-11-14T11:02:31Z")

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No airborne herpes no care.

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**Author:** ![JCuz](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jcuz/32/7338_2.png) [@JCuz](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JCuz)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2008, 11:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-virus-announced-by-cnn/58167/8 "2008-11-14T11:05:22Z")

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i hope this one finally helps cleanse the interwebz

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**Author:** ![justa4door](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/justa4door/32/7259_2.png) [@justa4door](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/justa4door)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2008, 11:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-virus-announced-by-cnn/58167/9 "2008-11-14T11:13:43Z")

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thought you where talking about this

[http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/11/14/nebraska.safe.haven/index.html](http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/11/14/nebraska.safe.haven/index.html)

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**Author:** ![MOBOOST4U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f4b2a3/32.png) [@MOBOOST4U](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MOBOOST4U)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2008, 11:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-virus-announced-by-cnn/58167/10 "2008-11-14T11:19:00Z")

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> [@justa4door](#):
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> thought you where talking about this
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> [Nebraska fears rush to drop off kids before haven law change - CNN.com](http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/11/14/nebraska.safe.haven/index.html)

OMG… that is one of the funniest true stories I have ever read. I think the writer chose some wording that was going to get some laughs on purpose…
