Do you love email? Sure, we all do.

But it’s important to use email safely.  That’s why we here at Munkin Arts LLC wanted to share this important message with you, our earnest readers.

Recently a new exploit has cropped up in the ever expanding attempt to infect your computer with viruses.

Email messages are coming in saying that you need to complete an order at bluemountain.com, an online virtual greeting card company.   Or in another example, I received this message saying  my account was set up, but I need to log in to complete the process.

Thank you for becoming a member on our site

You have entered your email address and screen name:

Email: tom@[REDACTED]
Screen name: boosas05

Please login with the password you created.

In order to complete the free membership process, you must click on the attached link to activate your account:

You will have 30 days to confirm your registration or you will need to re-register on the site.

There are a few problems with this.

• I never use my home address to sign for web sites
• There’s no mention of what site it’s actually for.   The email came from boosas05@raschella.com, which you’ll notice happens to also be the password they sent.
• I’d never do any business that emails a username and password combination in one email.

Being a smart user, I saved the login.html attachment locally, scanned it with the virus software, then opened it in notepad to have a look.

The html is a mess, but it takes you to some URL no one has ever heard of or would have construct on their own.

So in conclusion, if it looks suspicious, don’t double click it.

Have a great day!