Is This Valid???

[OneShot]

I received this message in an email today, can anyone confirm or deny it's validity??

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 all your contacts ASAP.

PLEASE FORWARD THIS WARNING AMONG YOUR 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 drive of your computer.

This virus will be received from someone who has your e-mail address on his/her contact list. That 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 if it is 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.

[Mike Nomad]

Yes, it could be valid.

However, it appears to be a variant of the old Boot Sector Virus. The sky ain't falling. :B

[Woogie]

It's a typical holiday virus.
Go back to square 1... don't open emails from someone you don't know.

[OneShot]

It's a typical holiday virus.
Go back to square 1... don't open emails from someone you don't know.

Good advice always Woogie, but what is bothering me is the implication that this email can come from a friend or relative, which is why I questioned it's validity from the start.