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18-08-08, 09:56 PM
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Might it be a virus thingy??
Just received an 'egreetings card'. Ok, nothing wrong with that you say. Indeed even I have had them before (well, okay it was the kids really)...but this on is a bit odd IMO. The email itself is very slightly reminescent of something from our Eastern European or African friends style of Eengleesh...
...then clicking on the link brings up a security warning box asking if I want to run or save the file name 'ecard.exe'. It also says that it an application of 457KB, and originates from emilimport.com.... It's a little dodgy to me. I'm sure when I've received them before the email says the name of the person that sent it..this one doesn't... Opinions?
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Twitter: @poseidon_ashore Last edited by Stingo; 19-08-08 at 10:58 AM. Reason: to make sense |
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18-08-08, 10:01 PM
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Re: Might it be a virus thingy??
Hmmm...just gone to the website - seems to be some sort of Spanish website...presumably selling importing services. Pedrosa...are you sending me cheeky notes again??
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18-08-08, 10:01 PM
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Re: Might it be a virus thingy??
don't touch it with a barge pole
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18-08-08, 10:06 PM
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Re: Might it be a virus thingy??
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Hmmm, tis what I thought....I'll have to use the good old delete button instead of the barge pole then!! 
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19-08-08, 07:55 AM
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Re: Might it be a virus thingy??
That there be the Yodi worm, also known as WORM_NUWAR.GU.
Affects range from performance loss through to complete takeover of your PC (meaning it does stuff without you telling it to, and in extreme cases, locks of fyour keyboard & mouse so you CAN'T do anything). The worm communicates/is controlled by a FluxBot network, which makes it hard to find the controller. 
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19-08-08, 08:03 AM
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Re: Might it be a virus thingy??
If you don't trust it don't open it - always check www.sophos.co.uk first.
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