I have noticed many may have fallen prey to this when I saw my keyword search report therefore I’ve taken the initiative to add this piece of information below to help you. I hope that helps. – July 1, 2007
Q: Oh no! I clicked on one of the links in the Aunt Edna email! What should I do?
A: First thing: delete the email. Then use a newly-updated virus scanner to check your machine for any infection. Next, download the free version of Ad-Aware, and check your computer for spyware and adware. And finally, if you really want to be safe, you should stop using Internet Explorer (which is very, very unsafe to browse with nowadays) and download Firefox, which is a safer, faster, more modern and totally free browser from the fine folks at Mozilla.Source: 1001Postcards.org
If you’ve recently received a postcard allegedly from the provider 1001postcards.com, make sure you double check the suspiciousness of it being sent by a family member. I recently received one and curiosity led me to the finding of the Aunt Edna virus.
Instead of enabling or clicking the link to the fake website address in the email alert received that says;
You have received a postcard from a family member!
You can pick up your postcard at the following web address:
http://www2.postcards.org/?a91-valets-cloud-31337
If you can‘t click on the web address above, you can also visit 1001 Postcards at http://www.postcards.org/postcards/ and enter your pickup code, which is: a91-valets-cloud-mad
Please just delete the email or copy and paste the address into your website browser.
By following the URL in your website browser, it’ll lead you to the authentic 1001postcards.com website with a formal address of the virus being spread using this method since December 2004.
Some snooping in the HTML email also showed that by clicking the website address directly from your email program will lead you to a fake website with only the IP; 63.246.153.70. Then it’ll prompt you to download or download the malicious program behind your back called, postcards.gif.exe
So as 1001postcards warning said, beware any postcards from Aunt Edna in the header and be suspicious of emails from family members if you rarely receive them.
This is a community alert. :)