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Re: 9/11 virus
From: l8km7gr02 () sneakemail com
Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2003 11:19:55 -0400
Have these sorts of articles *ever* done any good? "The 9/11 virus contains the headline "It's Near 911" or a similar variation, as well as an attachment labeled "911.jpg." Users should not open the e-mail or the attached file."Coaching like this gives precisely the wrong message -- 'Don't open this specific e-mail or try and view this specific attachment and you'll be fine!'
Of course, users who regularly send and receive joke/cute file attachments hardly benefit from the 'Don't open unexpected attachments!' admonishment.
Add the inevitable batch of new 9/11 viruses to the heap of avoidable-but-commonplace user-dependent vulnerabilities.
Cael -------- Original Message --------
Here we go again.. :P http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0904firstofpe.html By Dan Verton Computerworld 09/04/03 Antivirus researchers late Wednesday discovered what is being described as the first of potentially many "9/11" anniversary viruses spreading on the Internet...
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