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Mixed in with the bogus breaking news alerts are new runs of malicious greeting cards. The spoofed 'from' address may include info@Greetings.com or greetingcard.org. The email may have a subject line that reads "You've received a greeting ecard". As is often the case, the bogus ecard email contains a link to an executable file, for example 'e-card.exe', 'postcard.exe', or something similar.

Remember: legitimate ecard providers don't push links pointing to executable files. If you receive such an email, delete it.

Tip: To unmask bogus links that are the hallmark of malicious scams, read all email in plain text only.