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Trojans Arriving As Virginia Tech News
David Utter
Staff Writer
2007-04-20
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Online scammers continue to prove that they'll race anyone to the moral bottom as some have started sending out Trojans by email under the banner of news about the Virginia Tech shootings.
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It was inevitable that criminals would start trying to take advantage of the interest in the news surrounding Virginia Tech with their mass mailing schemes.
Security firm Trend Micro said in their blog a new web threat has been arriving in spam. If executed, the Trojan connects to a website and loads a picture for the user to see.
In the background, the Trojan downloads two more files to the system. It also attempts to stop processes related to security applications from running. PC users should be wary of any top news-related emails as a general rule, especially when arriving from unknown senders.
Windows XP In Demand: Even thought Microsoft has touted Vista as its most secure operating system yet, demand still exists for its predecessor, Windows XP.
CNet said in a report Dell would again offer XP to home users. Significant demand for XP led to Dell deciding to offer XP on four Inspiron laptop models and two Dimension desktops.
Although there has been some demand for ZP on Dell's Ideastorm website, it isn't even close to the volume of votes Dell has received for suggestions like pre-installed Linux or OpenOffice, or just a clean OS install without extra programs that users have to remove later.
As for Vista security, tracking site Secunia already has eight vulnerabilities listed for the new OS. Seven of the eight have been patched by Microsoft.
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About the Author:
David Utter is a business and technology writer for SecurityProNews and WebProNews.
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