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Michael Jackson Virus on the Prowl

VIRUS ALERT

jimico Michael Jackson Virus on the Prowl A virus infected email is wandering around the web infecting computers, which claims to have some secret songs & photos of late pop icon Michael Jackson, as reported by computer security experts at Sophos.

The subject line of the email has a saying “Remembering Michael Jackson” & is allegedly to be sent from “sarah@michaeljackson.com”, according to security firm Sophos.

The email says the recipient that it has an attachment called “Michael songs & pictures.zip” that contains secret songs and photographs of the MJ, who died on June 25th at the age of 50.

Sophos warns people not to open any such email that they suspect to have the above said characteristics.
Users are tempted to open the attachment that comes with the mail, and their computer is exposed to infections. Once infected, a computer will start to spread the worm automatically onto other Internet users.
Besides spreading through emails, the malware is also capable of spreading as an Autorun component on USB memory devices. Anyone who receives this type of email should delete it immediately.

Source : Sophos

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10 Responses - Add Yours+

  1. Dmobile215 says:
    July 31, 2009 at 2:45 pm

    Whats wrong with people in this world making virus’s for what did they just wake up and say I want to ruin someones day!

    This will make me happy, damn people get a life out there use your skills for something better.

    • Sourish says:
      July 31, 2009 at 2:49 pm

      Well Dmobile215 , i appreciate your views.Thats why , we good people are blogging here. :) So that we get this message around and save someones day

  2. Pramod says:
    July 31, 2009 at 3:10 pm

    Good info

  3. Suman says:
    August 1, 2009 at 3:42 pm

    Nice and informative

  4. TechChunks says:
    June 15, 2010 at 4:47 pm

    I think the malware writers are late by some 7-8 months this time to launch this virus! :P

  5. Ashok says:
    June 17, 2010 at 10:10 am

    it is a worst news, MJ worlds biggest pop singer,, his name is getting damaged by those peoples,, it should be prevented to use the name of such a great person,,,

  6. Sourish says:
    June 18, 2010 at 12:04 am

    @ Ashok

    thats true ashok , that is why these hackers make viruses in their names , because a mail about michael jackson will easily be trusted by users