Friday 10 September 2010

Sex movie worm spreads worldwide

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Sex movie worm spreads worldwide

A booby-trapped e-mail that promises free sex movies is racking up victims around the world, warn security firms.

Some variants of the Windows worm contain a link to PDF that a recipient has been told to expect.

Those clicking on the link get neither movies nor documents but give the malware access to their entire Outlook address book.

When installed, the worm sends copies of itself to every e-mail address it can find.

ILoveYou virus, AP
The worm spreads using tricks pioneered by worms such as the ILoveYou virusRead more at www.bbc.co.uk
 

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