Hey Everyone,

Just a quick note here.  The Websense Security Labs Threat Seeker has released information on fake coupons that are coming in e-mails.  The email address is spoofed to make it seem like it’s coming from somewhere legitimate. The coupons are coming in the form ‘file.zip’.  Notice that the files are a .zip file meaning an archive that when opened installs a virus on your system. The file in the archive is either promotion.exe or coupon.exe. Again notice that it is a .exe extension, which means an executable file. Coupons are usually in a .jpg which is an image file.  Either that or a link to the company’s website with the coupon image is there.  Just keep an eye out!

The full story with pictures is available here I strongly suggest you take a look at the images so you know what to look out for.  Keep in mind, spammers like to use various companies to trick you into paying them, so be careful!

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