Jackson virus and spam spreads on Internet

It didn't take the spammers long to capitalize on the massive interest in Michael Jackson. Security researchers at Sophos warned Thursday of the increasing levels of viruses and spam using Jackson's name to snare unsuspecting users. One e-mail carries the subject line “Remembering Michael Jackson” was circulating with a worm in tow. The e-mail has a zip file attached that infects victims if downloaded.

Subscribe to The China Post and save 25%. Click here

SharePrintEmail

Write a Comment

Terms

Enter your comments - 3000 characters max

Type in image code

Submit

 Receive China Post promos
 Respond to this email