There have been a number of similar attempts to maliciously cause folks to click a seemingly innocent link and infect their computers. Before posting this note I did check snopes.com [
www.snopes.com] and their information was about an attack in July 2007. I don't know whether the current 'round' is a new virus or just a recycling of the old problem.
There always are and likely always will be folks who think it is 'funny' to cause grief to others. Common sense when using your computer as well as keeping your Anti-Virus software up to date can go a long way to keeping your computer experience safe and problem free.