Donit know if this is a real threat or bogus but best to be prepared - supposed to be a super virus arriving that has something to do with hallmark postcard - in emails. Zante

Although there are real threats from dodgy e-cards, the warnings about them that circulate are best deleted. They've been around a long time and if you have up to date protection, plus are sensible about not opening (and following the link) from an unknown sender of an e-card, you should be quite safe.

Never send email warnings to 'everybody you know' as these emails often urge you to. Delete them.

Hi Zante,

Like the others have said there have been some genuine threats in the past from e-cards and "postcards" in emails and ever since the same warnings seem to be circulated every christmas ..... however, you do right to be on your guard where emails are concerned anyway, but do check the email out before sending them on to friends as this can be a form of spam when you are told "forward this to all on your contact list now"

When you get emails with "warnings" or a story which is often quite remarkable (or unbelievable lol) then a lot of us use a website which will give you the run down on the email going around .... whether or not its true or false, its origan etc ....

you just copy and paste part of the text from the email or copy the subject title (try different search terms if at first you don't get a result) and see what the site has to say about it.

You might like to try them out next time you get such mail;

Truth or Fiction;
http://www.truthorfiction.com/

Snopes.. rumour has it ;
http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/postcard.asp

Info on the postcard .. e-card .. hallmark card email doing the rounds recently:

http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/a/a-card-for-you.htm