What a bummer — FBI warns about Valentine’s Day ecard ‘worm’

What better way to show your love on Valentine's Day than to send a "worm" infected e-card to your lover to infect his/her computer??

Yeah, what a bummer. In a news report just released, the FBI says some e-Valentines making the rounds out there are not loving wishes -- they contain the "Storm Worm," which will hijack your computer and make it part of the Storm botnet and allowing nasty folks to use it to attack websites. Not too nice, I'd say.

So if you get a Valentine's e-card and you aren't 100% sure about the sender -- maybe you should simply trash it and avoid the risk. Or, as the FBI warning suggests:

"Computer users are warned to avoid any Valentine's Day mesages sent by unknown admirers, leaving suspicious e-mail unopened and especially not clicking on links in the e-mail."

Better safe than sorry, and I'm sure all your friends, family, and loved ones will understand. (If some legit Valentine's greetings get axed this way, here's my suggestion -- tell 'em not to be so darned cheap and to send you flowers, candy, or both next year!)
[tags]Valentine's Day e-worm, computer virus warning from FBI, just a guy who reads the papers[/tags]

February 12, 2008 | Filed Under Holiday News, Technology News