Ecard Virus Alert

Hi there. :) Long time, eh? I'm finally over the flu. Took about 2 1/2 weeks but it's gone now, thank goodness. Man, that stuff is brutal! How have you been?

I thought I'd alert you guys to an email virus making the rounds right now. I only know about it because I'm naturally skeptical about emails I receive from anyone and anything other than my friends, and I'm glad I am! I received an email that looked exactly like the notifications sent out by Hallmark when someone has sent you an ecard, but I immediately noticed it was sent by "A Friend". Now I don't know about you, but when I receive an ecard the sender's name is always attached, and when I send one to my friends I always use my name, not simply "a friend". So anyway, the first thing I always do with a suspicious email is mouse over the links to see if the URL they lead to is actually the site they're supposed to lead to, and the ones in this particular email absolutely did not. In fact, the link didn't lead to a web site at all -- it was a link to an .exe file! You all know what that means, right? VIRUS! So then I went to Hallmark's legitimate web site and found this ecard alert and thought I should pass it along to you. People who use their "skills" to ruin it for everyone else really piss me off. They're the cyber version of the schoolyard bully. Don't let them get the best of you -- pay attention and be alert with those emails!

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