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To: Cagey
"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.< BR> 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: "

Did you read THIS???

7 posted on 07/19/2005 9:48:56 AM PDT by goodnesswins (Our military......the world's HEROES!)
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To: goodnesswins
Actually, I did. But did you read the opening sentence where the story claims the virus will crash your computer the moment the email is opened?

It states the email, not the .exe file instantly crashes your computer, which of course is nonsense.

17 posted on 07/19/2005 9:53:15 AM PDT by Cagey
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