Comments on: Viruses promise heartbreak on Valentine's Day

E-mails promise love cards but deliver malicious software designed to turn computers into zombies.
Image: Valentine's virus

[nmcphers]

What Operating Systems does it affect?

Does Vista ask "Your computer is about to be turned into a zombie, allow or deny?"

[elinormills]

affects Windows

The threats affect Windows machines, including those running Vista.

[Penguinisto]

Not Linux, not OSX...

...take a wild guess. :)

MAN I'm glad I ditched Windows a long time ago.

/P

[da_alman]

Figures...another Steve disciple

These viruses affect stupid people who dont know better.

Go ahead and spew your blather...
OSX is better because blah blah blah
OSX is more secure blah blah blah
Steve Jobs is god blah blah blah

By the way...I have a Powerbook (667mhz) also, but choose to use my desktop PC.

[Macsaresafer]

And I own a Lamborghini,

but I choose to drive a Ford Escort.

[thedreaming]

Not News

This isn't news. This is filler. There was nothing worth reporting on, so they report about a virus that attacks windows. Like we've never heard of this before?! It's windows, it's constantly under attack. We're used to it by now, otherwise we would have moved on to linux or bought a mac.

[Siegfried Schtauffen]

Clarification

This is not a security issue at all. This is simply social engineering. Since it does no harm to the computer Vista will probably prompt you prior to running it, but there is no way for any OS to tell this program from any other internet related program.

A Mac would handle any similar "Virus" the same way, as it has been proved several times in the past.

http://news.com.com/2100-7349-6138772.html?tag=yt

http://www.user-groups.net/safenet/mac_trojan.html

[flashfast]

Beware 123greetings.com

Beware 123greetings.com. Recently I received an invitaiton to
view a valentine card from a friend at http://
www.123greetings.com. The crappy card displayed for about 30
secs. and then redirected me to a blank page and a pop-up
window (in a mac no less) urging me to install a system cleaner
to delete my internet history. Bums all.

[steveand123]

Feedback to comment

Hi, I'm Steve from 123Greetings.com. I'm surprised and upset at the amount of negative publicity we are getting! We never meant it that way. We are out here to reach people and touch lives across the planet. Some freaks out there are trying to emulate our mailing format and install spyware, malware, etc. in others' systems. We are concerned about it and investigating. Meanwhile, I request all of you to visit our website www.123greetings.com for a clearer picture. No need to beware of us... beware of those freaks, instead!