First of all, an update to the last alert of greetings 2000 e-card scam, there are several variations popping up, if you receive an e-card notification it should say the company that hosts it (eg yahoo ecards) and the senders name ( not just mate, mom, dad etc)
Unless very specific to you there is no doubt its a scam to infect your machine, if you think it may be genuine, email the sender directly to confirm if they have sent a card..
Although i advise NOT to use windows updates, an email scam has recently been released claiming to be a Microsoft update.
"The spam, which touts ‘Microsoft Security Bulletin MS07-0065 - Critical Update’ as its subject and appears to come from ‘update@microsoft.com’, claims users should download a June 18 security patch and provides a link to a URL that looks legit.
"A new 0-day vulnerability has appeared in the wild," the message reads. "The vulnerability affects machines running Microsoft Outlook and allows an attacker to take full control of the vulnerable computer if the exploitation process is succesfull [sic]." It goes on to boast that 100,000 PCs have been hijacked so far by unnamed malware exploiting the bug. "
Do not follow the link as it will install a trojan on your machine. if you google "Microsoft Security Bulletin MS07-0065 " you will get more information.
Its ironic that since setting up this free alert system i have come across more scams in the last week then the last several months.
Again, please forward to your friends and tell the to subscribe as its free just by emailing subscribe@9cc.co.uk
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