Yep, it is already that time of year again. We just skipped past Halloween and now its on to Thanksgiving and Christmas. This becomes a very busy time of year for me. See this is when people become vulnerable to E-Card type of viruses. Everyone wants to be green and send these fake, none feeling, one click, vi er E-Cards. It again becomes my job to stop them. They are a hindrance on Mail servers, they are a hindrance on IT Staff, and who wants to spend the holidays battling a computer virus.
Most of these E-Cards, even the legit ones, will end up collecting not only the person sending the E-Card to you but also your email address and selling these to spammers. Some use tracking code in their images, links, java, and or flash.
Then there is the malware type, these are the ones that are sent to you. They look legit but they are really from a virus/worm that someone you know has. These cards are fake and will ask you to install and or run something. Once done your machine is also now infected. You get to join in the fun of slowing your company network, getting your company on a black list, and giving your IT Staff something more to do.
Lets face it, these are horrible things and we should all do our part to avoid falling into these traps. So this holiday season if you wanna be in the know and do it the right way, let me recommend Send Out Cards. These are high quality cards, they handle all the hassle of actually sending. It cost about $1 a card. It is actually as easy as using one of those stupid e-cards. Except the final product tho, let me tell you, is a professional looking real card. Give them a try, tell Beth I said hi when you do.
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Holiday time approaches!
Most of these E-Cards, even the legit ones, will end up collecting not only the person sending the E-Card to you but also your email address and selling these to spammers. Some use tracking code in their images, links, java, and or flash.
Then there is the malware type, these are the ones that are sent to you. They look legit but they are really from a virus/worm that someone you know has. These cards are fake and will ask you to install and or run something. Once done your machine is also now infected. You get to join in the fun of slowing your company network, getting your company on a black list, and giving your IT Staff something more to do.
Lets face it, these are horrible things and we should all do our part to avoid falling into these traps. So this holiday season if you wanna be in the know and do it the right way, let me recommend Send Out Cards. These are high quality cards, they handle all the hassle of actually sending. It cost about $1 a card. It is actually as easy as using one of those stupid e-cards. Except the final product tho, let me tell you, is a professional looking real card. Give them a try, tell Beth I said hi when you do.
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