Just because it is a day of love doesn’t mean that it can’t be a day of deception either. Spammers and identity thieves are taking advantage of the upcoming holiday to send deceptive emails regarding free Valentines-related things (chocolate, flowers, etc.). The only love you’ll be getting from these emails is some malware that will record any information you input into your computer.

Hoping for an online card for Valentine’s Day? Maybe even a sweet e-mail?

If so, then you, and the millions just like you, need to beware of a batch of spam e-mail messages and viruses that are hitting the wild, looking to take advantage of the traditional romantic holiday.

Spammers are trying to lure users to open their e-mails with subject lines offering up jewelry, chocolate, and lingerie, according to researchers at security software firm Sophos. Engineers at Panda Software are issuing their own warning: The Valentine’s Day holiday is bringing out new viruses, such as the Nurech.A worm. Nurech.A appeared in the wild last week and has rated an “orange virus alert,” which is one of the higher threat alerts at Panda.[more]

Tags: Scams, Spam