Warning of viruses in Valentine messages

[TexasLawyer]

Warning of viruses in Valentine messages
Web posted at: 2/11/2007 1:27:11
Source ::: AFP

Washington • Security experts are warning PC users to be on guard against viruses masquerading as Valentine’s Day messages, which could damage computers.

“Computer users should keep a wary eye on any romantic messages received by e-mail, as many of them could contain malicious code,” said US security firm PandaLabs after detecting an increase in a worm it dubbed Nurech.A. The worm hides in e-mails with subjects like: “Together You and I,” “Til the End of Time Heart of Mine.”

People who open an attached file such as postcard.exe can end up infecting their computers. Security firm Symantec said it had detected “large-scale spamming” of e-mails including a Trojan horse, a program that contains or installs a malicious program.

Symantec said the malware was a new version of Trojan.Peacomm or the “Storm Trojan”. “With Valentine’s Day approaching, this time around the authors are attempting to tug on the heartstrings of unsuspecting users with romantic subject lines such as ‘My Heart belongs to you,’ said Symantec’s Orla Cox.

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[Deja Q]

1. How apropos! Just like with solitcitations for love, solicitations for e-mail can cause illness!

:wow:

I hope people don't open them without doing a full virus scan first... or not open them at all, regardless of who sent them (a friend or family member can have an infection and you wouldn't know it...)

[bananas]

2. Who's tatyana?

Who is this:

[booley]

3. Good thing I'm a such an unlovable bastardo!

Any Valentines e-mail is automaticly suspicous.