I just noticed dozens of E-card emails this morning and advise all clients to delete any E-card they receive. The subject for the emails I received contained the following:
You have got a new E-Card from your friend!
You have received A Hallmark E-Card!
These were supposedly from e-cards@americangreetings.com and e-cards@americangreetings.com but were obviously faked.
The attachment in one of the emails was e-card.zip and this was not stopped by the anti-virus program in my computer, or the anti-virus programs on the mail server. It has been submitted to the anti-virus company and they should update their signature files within the next 48 hours.
Do take care and please do not open any e-card. It is safest to delete them.
For those thinking about sending e-cards, you should be aware that whilst they are a good and novel idea, they are regularly used to trick people into infecting their computer. I personally no longer send anyone e-cards and prefer to simply send an email greeting instead.
- Kelvin
PS. For more information on virus issues check the virus section of MyAnswers. In particular solution 1890 shows the online service I use to submit files for checking which results in my clients software being updated.
The file e-card.exe contained in the zip file e-card.zip has now been confirmed as malware.
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