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E-Mail attacks are not new to the computer world but they are still a real threat.
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E-Mail Hoaxes Spread Latest Threats
By Michael Myser
June 29, 2005
Celebrity trials and current events are again the vector for virus and malware writers hoping to infect distant computer systems.
This week, e-mails claiming Pope John Paul II was murdered, Michael Jackson has died, and Osama bin Laden has been captured all tempt recipients to open the attached file or link for details, which launches the W32/Kedebe-F worm.
By Michael Myser
June 29, 2005
Celebrity trials and current events are again the vector for virus and malware writers hoping to infect distant computer systems.
This week, e-mails claiming Pope John Paul II was murdered, Michael Jackson has died, and Osama bin Laden has been captured all tempt recipients to open the attached file or link for details, which launches the W32/Kedebe-F worm.
Full Read at eweek
This post has been edited by jgweed: 01 July 2005 - 09:17 PM
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