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Online Valentine Cards May Contain Worm
Science & Tech  (tags: online valentine card, worm, email from a stranger, beware, internet, technology, computers )

Ali
- 681 days ago - news.com.au
VALENTINE'S Day e-greetings from a stranger could deliver more than the recipient bargained for in the shape of a destructive "Trojan horse" that hijacks computers, the FBI warned today.
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Past Member (0)
Tuesday February 12, 2008, 9:55 pm
Be sure to update you anti-virus and anti-spyware programs!
 

Dawn H. (94)
Wednesday February 13, 2008, 3:42 pm
We should treat them as we do any attachments. If we do not know who it is, or it looks fishy DO NOT OPEN and delete. It is a shame because I like to send e-greetings and the scare may prevent my friends from enjoying them!
 
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