You are currently viewing our boards as a guest which gives you limited access to view most of the discussions, articles and other free features. By joining our Virgin Media community you will have full access to all discussions, be able to view and post threads, communicate privately with other members (PM), respond to polls, upload your own images/photos, and access many other special features. Registration is fast, simple and absolutely free so please join our community today.
I've just had a virus warning on 2 seperate Yahoo mail accounts. One with an attachment of postcard.exe and one with a screensaver extension (.scr). Subject fields were "happy new year" and "good day" respectively. So, as per usual, be very careful about attachments, don't open the buggers. Maybe this is Yahoo specific accounts, as I haven't had problems with any other email accounts. At least Avast is doing it's job well.
Just a hint to anyone who doesn't know, a Windows Screen Saver (.scr) is just a renamed .exe file so can carry a payload just the same only it's easier to fall for.
After a quick google on postcard.exe it seems there is reference to it here as malware. avast flagged it as suspicious, and the fact that Dr Web mentions "Happy new year" makes me even more suspicious. This mail was also unsolicited.
Join CF
You are here: 
