About those CNN e-mail alerts … « Consumer alert!

About those CNN e-mail alerts …

A lot of people have received e-mails in recent weeks with the subject of “CNN Custom Alerts” or “CNN Breaking News.”
Wonder what it’s all about? It’s all about an embedded computer Trojan virus for those who ended up downloading files to see what the news was all about.
Our friends at F-Secure Labs will give you the lowdown here.

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Consumer alert! » Blog Archive » Bogus CNN e-mails now take MSNBC name says:

August 18, 2008 at 9:20 am

[...] CNN Breaking News scam e-mails that will embed a Trojan virus on your computer if you open them, now apparently have transformed [...]

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