Virus Spreads Using MJ, Pope

[emad]

Techtree News Staff Email Print
Jun 29, 2005


Experts at SophosLabs, Sophos's global network of virus and spam analysis centers, have warned users to beware of a new email virus which poses as breaking news stories about the supposed arrest of the author of the MyDoom worm, the capture of Osama bin Laden, or conspiracy theories about the death of the late Pope John Paul II.

The W32/Kedebe-F worm spreads itself via email using a wide variety of different subject lines and message bodies. Users who fall for its various tricks and launch the attached file risk disabling their security software, and passing the infection onto other computer users.


The worm can send a variety of messages, including the following:

someone sent me this document which is stolen from a secret government body and deals about John Paul's death. It says he was killed by two 'doctors' who were hired by some government bodies. The text attached contains all the story behind his death and who these doctors are.

http://www.techtree.com/techtree/jsp/article.jsp?article_id=4636&cat_id=582

[pinerow]

1. sheesh...!

nt

[customerserviceguy]

2. I think

its already affected the mainstream news media, they don't report on anything substansive...

[chopper]

3. jesus

looking at the headline, i thought the pope was declaring that marijuana spreads viruses.

yeesh.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

4. Would be perfectly in line with other "scientific" opinions of his:

Condoms don't protect against AIDS.
Homosexuality is a choice.
A single-cell being has a soul.
Etc
Etc
Etc...

[VegasWolf]

5. Pope warning of the dangers of second-hand Toking. nt

[WhiteTara]

8. me too!

since I am sick with some horrible virus, I thought that maybe my imbibing was passing on the virus. silly me
:silly:

[TahitiNut]

6. "Social Engineering"

The most successful viruses exploit individual human concerns and foibles. They're exactly like politicians.

[cprise]

7. Please point out this is a WINDOWS problem.

Thank you.

[libodem]

9. crazy stuff