FBI alert: beware Valentine e-card

NewsMax is publicizing this FBI warning that was issued today warning internet users to beware of Valentine's Day e-cards that may contain the Storm Worm virus.

NewsMax writes:

The e-mail directs the recipient to click on a link to retrieve the electronic greeting card (e-card). Once the user clicks on the link, malware is downloaded to the Internet-connected device and causes it to become infected and part of the Storm Worm botnet. A botnet is a network of compromised machines under the control of a single user. Botnets are typically set up to facilitate criminal activity such as spam e-mail, identity theft, denial of service attacks, and spreading malware to other machines on the Internet.

They warn not to click on unknown email and do not click unknown links.