Security News: February 2009

SECURITY ALERT: VIRUS EMAILS - YOU'VE RECEIVED A HALLMARK E-CARD AND YOU HAVE GOT A NEW E-CARD FROM YOUR FRIEND!
Virus emails from "e-cards@hallmark.com or e-cards@americangreetings.com" asking you to open a postcard.zip or similar attachment. PLEASE DO NOT OPEN THE ATTACHMENT!
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SECURITY ALERT: ADOBE READER & ACROBAT UNPATCHED VULNERABILITY – ATTACKS UNDERWAY
Windows, Mac, and Linux users running Adobe Reader or Acrobat are vulnerable to exploits.  An unauthorized attacker may take complete control of an affected system by convincing the user to open a maliciously crafted Portable Document Format (PDF) file.  Patches are not available yet and the vulnerability is being actively attacked through e-mail, instant messaging (IM), and malicious or compromised web sites. Details...