Once more the promise of bare facts is a trap

Posted by Vic Laurie
June 21, 2006

I can’t believe that it still works but here we go again. Another worm that hooks people by promising nude pictures. Only this time it’s nude athletic males instead of nubile maidens. PC World reports

Computer Worm Lures Victims With ‘Naked World Cup’ Disguises itself as pictures from nonexistent ‘Naked World Cup.’

Victims receive messages with subjects like “Naked World Cup game set,” or “Soccer fans killed five teens,” and are encouraged to click on an e-mail attachment, which appears to be an image. In fact, this attachment is malicious software that disables antivirus products, attempts to download more malware, and also forwards itself to e-mail addresses saved on the victim’s computer.

Email, Internet topics, Security

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