Exploding outbreaks via fake e-cards

Instead of sending email with attached virus file or sticking with malicious code as before, the spammer distributed fake mail to give e-card (e-card) to seduce the recipient to access the saved website Card storage with viruses.

Service sending ecard is being used by bad guys.Photo: Digitalriver.com

According to Postini security company statistics, since the beginning of July 2007, this form of distribution has increased with an ever greater number, approximately 275 million messages have been recorded.

In most cases, the headline of those emails often informs the recipient that their classmates, relatives or neighbors have given them an e-card.

This kind of wise distribution easily surpassed the awareness of network users, about the types of attachments from strange addresses sent. As such, they eagerly open the gift online and that means creating a chance for the virus to attack their own computers.

The irony is that these viruses illegally install an intermediary connection tool on the infected computer, although this software is not harmful, but it can be frustrating for users because of the information offered by the package. Scanning for viruses on the hard drive.

Along with the recommendation of the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the US Federal Trade Commission is to remove all e-mails if the recipient does not know the sender, is a skeptical psychology of users for with services to donate online e-cards today.

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