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You’ve received A Hallmark E-Card!-dangerous link

November 7th, 2008 Chris Bailey No comments

Ahh, when you care enough to send the very worst. ;)   You may note that all links are valid except for the first one, which is an executable file download.  I didn’t go there and I don’t recommend anyone else to.

A Friend has sent you a Hallmark E-Card.

If you recognize this name, click the link to see your E-Card.
http://www.hallmark.com/ECardWeb/ECV.jsp?a=EG0694272732475M245925860Y&product_id=
leads to actual url ftp.infoasturias.com/FunnyPicture.jpg.exe

If this name is not familiar to you and you’re concerned about online security, please use the following steps:

  1. Visit http://www.hallmark.com/getecard
  2. Enter your e-mail address in the Original Recipient.s E-Mail Address box.
  3. Enter EG0694262772475 in the Confirmation Number box.
  4. Click Display Greeting.

Want to send an E-Card too ? Visit www.hallmark.com/ecards

To view Hallmark’s privacy policy or for questions, visit www.hallmark.com, and click the links at the bottom of the page.

Hallmark Cards, Inc., 2501 McGee, P.O. Box 419034, Kansas City, MO 64141
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Your Tracking # 1898145332- trojan horse

November 3rd, 2008 Chris Bailey 2 comments

If you use any type of email client that isn’t web based, i.e. Outlook or Thunderbird, it’s especially important to have some sort of decent anti-virus software scanning your emails.  I’m no tech wizard and I’m not quite as security conscious as I should be, but I do use a couple different security measures to avoid getting infected.  Fortunately, I’ve only had a handful of trojans, worms, viruses, etc over the last decade.

This email pretends to be from UPS.  I’ve had them from FedEx, USPS, and other companies as well.

UPS Support qtcys@bonometti.com

Sorry, we were not able to deliver postal package you sent on October the 19th in time
because the recipient’s address is not correct.
Please print out the invoice copy attached and collect the package at our office.
If you do not receive package in ten days you will have to pay 6$ per day.

Your UPS

Viruses found in the attached files. The file UPSINVOICE_866182.zip: Trojan horse Agent.AIDA. The attachment was moved to the virus vault. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.549 / Virus Database: 270.8.5/1758 - Release Date: 10/31/2008 8:22 AM
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