‘You’ve received a greeting ecard from a Neighbor!’ Really?
Have you received recent greeting cards from unnamed friends? Most likely it is part of spammers new approach.
They try to get you to click on links to go to compromised insecure websites. Below is an example is a deactivated link. Spammers are losing ground as no one is looking at their trash anymore. What is the new attack? They want to get you through the browser. This is something AINEO discussed previously in AINEO Insights on The Next Threat.
Simply put, the spammers want to get you to access a website that will install malicious software onto your computer. The AINEO recommendation, delete the mail. But if you aren’t already running GFI Mail Security, we highly recommend that you get it installed on your server. Once you have this type of security software installed. Make sure it configured to take this mail out of your team’s inboxes.
——-Original Message——-
From: greetingcards.com [mailto:sirrs@woodhouse.com]
Sent: Sunday, July 22, 2007 3:49 AM
To: YOUR NAME
Subject: You’ve received a greeting ecard from a Neighbor!
Hi. Neighbor has sent you a greeting ecard.
See your card as often as you wish during the next 15 days.
SEEING YOUR CARD
If your email software creates links to Web pages, click on your card’s direct www address below while you are connected to the Internet:
http://71.74.140.223/?591933434671c16a2e59b12 (LINK DEACTIVATED BY AINEO)
Or copy and paste it into your browser’s “Location” box (where Internet addresses go).
We hope you enjoy your awesome card.
Wishing you the best,
Postmaster,
greetingcards.com
