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Trust CNN. Also, update your anti-virus software while you're at it

Written By mista sense on Wednesday, July 13, 2005 | 2:13 PM


For computer virus writers, only "the most trusted name in news" will do:

"Bomb virus hits PCs...Virus writers have exploited last week's terrorism in London by luring people to click on a malicious e-mail attachment disguised as an amateur video of the attacks, according to two computer security companies.

"The e-mail masquerades as a CNN newsletter and includes the attachment 'LondonTerrorMovie.zip,' according to F-Secure, a computer security company. 'We are taking steps to track it down,' said Laurie Goldberg, spokeswoman for CNN."


http://www.newsday.com/business/printedition/ny-bzvir4341240jul13,0,2368733.story?coll=ny-business-print

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