COMP: Heads Up Re: Friendgreetings.com

Hi All!

I just got this from a list I belong to, and you can also check it out at
http://vil.nai.com/vil/content/v_99760.htm which will give you more
information. You can also find information at
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/friendgreetings.html
and
http://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/virusencyclo/default5.asp?VName=WORM_FRIENDG
RT.A and
http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/articles/greetings.html as well as others.

I just thought that this may be serious enough to send this message around
about this thing, as the note below states, it will raid, if you install it,
your Outlook address book, and, perhaps others, and it does it with your
permission as stated in the EULA (End User License Agreement), which nobody
reads any more.

\\Steve//

-----Original Message-----
From: Abercrombie, Sherry [s*@kcm.org]
Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2002 3:59 PM
To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues
Subject: Heads Up Re: Friendgreetings.com


Hi all,
Just wanted to give yall a heads up on a virtual greeting web site that is
doing some underhanded, though perfectly legal, marketing tactics.  Bottom
line is, if you receive a virtual greeting card from this web-site, and if
you click on it and say yes to the install, it will install a program that
will use your Outlook contacts to email itself to.  Part of the EULA that
comes up on the install is below:
"FRIENDGREETINGS LICENSE AGREEMENT
This License Agreement (the "Agreement") is a legal agreement between you
and The Permissioned Media, Inc. By downloading, installing, accessing or
using the FriendGreetings Software or any products or software from
Permissioned Media (hereafter collectively referred to as the
"FriendGreetings"), you agree to the following terms and conditions.  IF YOU
DO NOT AGREE WITH SUCH TERMS AND CONDITIONS, DO NOT DOWNLOAD, INSTALL,
ACCESS OR USE FRIENDGREETINGS.
1. Consent to E-Mail Your Contacts.  As part of the installation process,
Permissioned Media will access your MicroSoft Outlook(r) Contacts list and
send an e-mail to persons on your Contacts list inviting them to download
FriendGreetings or related products.  By downloading, installing, accessing
or using the FriendGreetings, you authorize Permissioned Media to access
your MicroSoft(r) Outlook(r) Contacts list and to send a personalized e-mail
message to persons on your Contact list.  IF YOU DO NOT WANT US TO ACCESS
YOUR CONTACT LIST AND SEND AN E-MAIL MESSAGE TO PERSONS ON THAT LIST, DO NOT
DOWNLOAD, INSTALL, ACCESS OR USE FRIENDGREETINGS."
I have blocked it from coming in using my Praetor filters.  This information
was obtained from another discussion list, just wanted to give everyone an
FYI & headsup.
Sherry Abercrombie - FQ
Data Center Administration Team
Information Technology
"Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts
can be counted."  A. Einstein
What part of NO do you not understand?





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