Some spam e-mails that claim to spread love are instead attempts to lure unsuspecting recipients into spreading malicious software, according to a recent warning by antivirus firm Sophos.

The so-called “romantic” email provides users with the warmth of a relationship with the Dorf Trojan (also known as Storm) and leads the victims to dangerous websites. Sophos warns users to be on the lookout for subject lines striking as oddly romantic: “Falling In Love with You”, “Special Romance”, “You’re In My Thoughts”, “Sent with Love”, “Our Love Will Last”, “Our Love is Strong” and so on. No need to memorize them, as they seem to be part of a very wide range.

The email includes a link to n IP-address based website, which displays a large red heart, while installing malware onto the visitors’ PC. In fact, the site is actually an infected PC in the Storm botnet.

According to Sophos, the worm code is designed to attempt to download further malicious code from the internet designed to take over the PC, convert it into part of a zombie network, and use it to send more spam.

Run this scan to see if you have any ‘Romantic’ software and to remove it