Nasty!
I just got this e-mail exploit that's going around. It's not your father's computer virus. Comes in an e-mail that looks like this:
_________________________________________________________________
Good day.
Your family member has sent you an ecard from greeting-cards.com.
Send free ecards from greeting-cards.com with your choice of colors, words and music.
Your ecard will be available with us for the next 30 days. If you wish to keep
the ecard longer, you may save it on your computer or take a print.
To view your ecard, choose from any of the following options:
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OPTION 1
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Click on the following Internet address or
copy & paste it into your browser's address box.
http://(evil IP address)/?0eae57a4a6c198eb161d496d298
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OPTION 2
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Copy & paste the ecard number in the "View Your Card" box at
http://(evil IP address)/
Your ecard number is
0eae57a4a6c198eb161d496d298
Best wishes,
Postmaster,
greeting-cards.com
_________________________________________________________________
As you might imagine, nobody has sent you anything. On susceptible Windows hosts, though, clicking on that link will apparently deliver some nasty things into your Temp directory without any confirmation dialogs. Delete on sight.
_________________________________________________________________
Good day.
Your family member has sent you an ecard from greeting-cards.com.
Send free ecards from greeting-cards.com with your choice of colors, words and music.
Your ecard will be available with us for the next 30 days. If you wish to keep
the ecard longer, you may save it on your computer or take a print.
To view your ecard, choose from any of the following options:
--------
OPTION 1
--------
Click on the following Internet address or
copy & paste it into your browser's address box.
http://(evil IP address)/?0eae57a4a6c198eb161d496d298
--------
OPTION 2
--------
Copy & paste the ecard number in the "View Your Card" box at
http://(evil IP address)/
Your ecard number is
0eae57a4a6c198eb161d496d298
Best wishes,
Postmaster,
greeting-cards.com
_________________________________________________________________
As you might imagine, nobody has sent you anything. On susceptible Windows hosts, though, clicking on that link will apparently deliver some nasty things into your Temp directory without any confirmation dialogs. Delete on sight.