Friday, August 15, 2008

Emails Supposedly From CNN & MSNBC

I've been receiving emails the past few days from supposedly CNN and MSNBC. I was smart enough not to click on one of the links in the email - wow, that's a miracle. If I had clicked on one, I would have been sent to a website that would have attempted to trick me into downloading what is described as a video player plug-in. Instead, the malicious software would have infected my computer, ultimately giving hackers complete control over the machine. Infected computers are then used to send out even more spam.

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