**Email VIRUS Alert: DU'ers watch your inboxes**

[Ghost in the Machine]

I have recieved at least 6 of these notifications this week alone. Be wary of ANY email subject that says :Subject: You've received a greeting card from a School mate!
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From: [e-mail] Add to Address Book
Date: 2007/08/05 Sun AM 02:53:17 EDT
Subject: Delivery Notification - You've received a greeting card from a School mate!

The message or an attachment did not reach the intended recipient(s).

Subject: You've received a greeting card from a School mate!
From: [e-mail]
To: [e-mail]
Date: Sun, 05 Aug 2007 02:53:17 -0400

Reason: virus detected (StormWorm@MXLM)
Action: deny
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I have also recieved this on 2 other email accounts, including my Gmail. Please scan your mail carefully...

[3waygeek]

1. It's been going on for a couple of weeks now...

I've gotten at least 25 of these in that time.

[dkofos]

4. I haven't seen one yet. probably won't

[rodeodance]

2. i found several of these in my junk mail last few days

[malaise]

8. I received three of these last week

Thanks for the warning.

[Mz Pip]

3. I get them all the time, too

Variations: a worshiper, a partner, a family member, a coworker. On and on. I must get about 5 a day. They all end up in my spam folder. The first one I got a few weeks ago I tried to open but my virus detector caught it and I deleted it.

Anyone who really sends me an e-card is out of luck now. I won't open any of them.

Mz Pip
:dem:

[Hepburn]

5. 5th Rec...and a kick

The last couple of days, my Norton has been UPSET and going after things. I now realize what it has been that it ticking it off.

Thanks....and to the greatest page with thee! :hi:

[acmavm]

6. Thank you.

[welshTerrier2]

7. Snopes says this is a real virus ...

here's the link: http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/postcard.asp

[Hepburn]

9. From one terrier lover to another....

....thanks for the link! :hi:

[Nimrod2005]

10. We did receive this on more than one account, may have damaged

one of our computers....

[Ghost in the Machine]

19. Have you fixed the machine yet?

Here's a free antivirus: http://www.avast.com/eng/download.html

Free Online Virus Scan: http://housecall.trendmicro.com/

You can also check at www.majorgeeks.com .. they have a large array of free software and programs, plus a large selection that you have to pay for. Anything you need can probably be found, that's why I like the site. It's easy to navigate and you don't have to go 'site hopping' to find what you need.

[Nimrod2005]

20. I already had an antivirus on there, but it did not pick it up...

Scanned few times, then used Ad Aware? scanned again...Had to call Dell tech support, while we got it to work again, they suggested I backup my stuff immediately! I am day to day....Thanks for the links.

[trof]

11. I get one or two 'greeting cards' a day.

bastids

[cynatnite]

12. My own rule is to never open attachments from someone I don't know...

that and good antivirus prevents a lot of problems. I always thought it was common sense.

[Trajan]

13. In more than a decade on the web ...

I have learned: NEVER open Email from someone you don't know ..... EVER ! ....

I NEVER open attachments from people I do know .... (figuring they may not have actually sent it, OR it is an obvious spam message sent from their address, OR it is a chain letter or something I dont trust in, OR it's lame and I would never want to actually read it anyways ..) ... UNLESS it is something I am expecting from them ...

My Email address is not posted here ... IF I want to give it to someone, I'll give it to them myself ...

The web is like a dirty street curb .... I would restrain myself from putting things found there into the mouth ... (Metaphorically speaking)

[tanglefoot]

14. Me, too.

I have one e-mail for friends and family and another for the rest, who quite often pass my address around like it's written on the bathroom wall.

[blondie58]

15. yeah, I have received a few recently- and NOT in my spam folder

I almost opened it, as I recently had a high school reunion. Geez.

[glitch]

16. My favorite: Subject: You've received a greeting card from a Worshipper!

Do I want to be worshipped? Maybe just a little. :evilgrin:

[blondie58]

17. LOL!- yeah, the only worshipping that happens to me is

from my pets- God bless them!

[glitch]

18. With me it's the reverse. My 2 cats and 1 dog expect worship from me

And they get it!

[xchrom]

21. kick

[blogslut]

22. Here's a handy tip

Most email client software programs like Outlook and Thunderbird have a default display setting that is downright dangerous. It's called a Preview Pane. If your email software automatically opens a preview of email sent to you, go into your Preferences/settings and turn it off.

[orleans]

23. i never check my email. maybe i will now, just out of curiosity. n/t

[helderheid]

24. I've been getting these ... and deleting them. Thanks for the warning!