(Generally, only unpatched Windows-based systems were vulnerable.)
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Sending out phony e-card notifications is therefore an effective method of camouflaging viruses and inducing unwitting recipients into clicking on links that install malicious programs onto their computers.Ī wave of malicious messages (like the one reproduced above) sent out in June 2007 employed that very technique, arriving in inboxes bearing subject lines such as “You’ve received a postcard from a family member!” The messages contained URLs that recipients were supposed to visit to retrieve their e-cards, but those URLs actually pointed to servers hosting a variety of malware (including a variant of the Storm Trojan, “an aggressive piece of malware that has been hijacking computers to serve as attacker bots” since early 2007) that was furtively installed onto victims’ PCs. Origins:Many web sites offer a service that allows a user to send a customized “greeting card” (or “postcard”) to a relative, friend, or acquaintance, delivered as an e-mail message containing a hyperlink which the recipient follows to visit the originating site and view the card. Synopsis: Computer viruses have been distributed through e-postcard notifications in the past, but current warnings of such viruses are generally outdated or outright hoaxes.
School mate sent you a greeting ecard from !.Colleague sent you a greeting ecard from !.You’ve received an ecard from a colleague!.You’ve received a postcard from a worshipper!.You’ve received a postcard from a neighbour!.You’ve received a postcard from a family member!.You’ve received a greeting postcard from a worshipper!.You’ve received a greeting postcard from a partner!.You’ve received a greeting ecard from a neighbour!.You’ve received a greeting ecard from a class mate!.You’ve received a greeting card from a school-mate!.Variations: Other subject lines used with this message include the following: *If you would like to send someone an ecard, you can do so at To view your ecard, choose from any of the following options:Ĭlick on the following Internet address orĬopy & paste it into your browser’s address box.Ĭopy & paste the ecard number in the “View Your Card” box at If you wish to keep the ecard longer, you may save it on your computer or take a print. Your ecard will be available with us for the next 30 days.
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Send free ecards from notme.hk with your choice of colors, words and music. Your family member has sent you an ecard from notme.hk. You’ve received a postcard from a family member! (Your greeting will be available for 60 days.) If you can’t click on the web address above, you can also visit E-Greetings at and enter your pickup code, which is: a91-valets-cloud-187 You can pick up your greeting at the following web address: You have just received a virtual greeting from a family member! This virus simply destroys the Zero Sector of the Hard Disc, where the vital information is kept. This virus was discovered by McAfee yesterday, and there is no repair yet for this kind of Virus.
It has been classified by Microsoft as the most destructive virus ever. This is the worst virus announced by CNN. If you receive an email entitled *”POSTCARD,”* even though it was sent to you by a friend, do not open it! Shut down your computer immediately. It is better to receive this message 25 times than to receive the virus and open it. This is the reason you need to send this e-mail to all your contacts. This virus will be received from someone who has your e-mail address in his/her contact list. It is a virus which opens *A POSTCARD IMAGE,* which ‘burns’ the whole hard disc C of your computer. Do not open any message with an attachment entitled *POSTCARD FROM HALLMARK*, regardless of who sent it to you. You should be alert during the next few days. PLEASE FORWARD THIS WARNING AMONG FRIENDS, FAMILY AND CONTACTS!
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