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    Default New Virus Warning

    Warning! -- it's real & confirmed.
    > >
    > > Emails with pictures of Osama Bin-Laden hanged are being sent and the
    > > moment that you open these emails your computer will crash and you will not be able to fix it!!!
    > >
    > > This e-mail is being distributed through countries around the globe,
    but mainly in the US and Israel.

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    > > Confirmed at: http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/osama.asp
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    > > Origins: There are few headlines that would grab the attention of more
    > > computer users around the world than "Osama bin Laden Captured," and that's exactly what whoever created this lure was counting on to snare
    > > unsuspecting victims who use Microsoft platforms.
    > >
    > > "Osama bin Laden Captured" isn't a virus in itself; it's the text of a
    > > message that includes a link to a file called EXPLOIT.EXE. When a
    > > message recipient clicks on this link to view what he thinks are
    > pictures of Osama bin Laden's capture, he can end up downloading an executable Trojan known as Backdoor-AZU, BKDR_LARSLP.A, Download.Trojan,TrojanProxy.Win32.Small.b,or Win32.Slarp. Clicking the embedded link
    in the "Osama bin Laden Captured" message auto-executes a file called
    > > "EXPLOIT.EXE," which exploits a known security hole to download the
    > > Trojan. According to McAfee Security:
    > >
    The Trojan opens a random port on the victim's machine. It sends the
    Port information to a webpage at IP address 66.139.77.145. The Trojan
    listens on the open port for instructions and redirects traffic to other IP
    > > addresses. Spammers and hackers can take advantage of compromised
    > systems by using the infected computer as a middleman, allowing them to pass informati! on through it and remain anonymous.
    > >
    > > Microsoft
    has made available updates that close the hole exploited by
    > > this Trojan.

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    Default Re: New Virus Warning

    Ick! Why do people do this? It just doesn't make sense...

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    Default Re: New Virus Warning

    why would anyone open up a weird attachment these days?

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