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Olympic Computer Viruses
John Stith
Staff Writer
2006-02-14
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The Olympics is meant to be a symbol of international cooperation and goodwill. Hundreds of athletes from all over the world compete in the winter and summer Olympic games. With the Winter Olympiad currently underway in Torino, Italy, it also provides an excellent opportunity for a few jerks to load pass out new viruses.
Finnish security software company F-Secure reported on a new Bagle variant floating around through the email world. The variant first appeared on Monday, February 13th. Apparently, it is a minor variant of the Bagle.FM discovered last week. F-Secure had the
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F-Secure said the virus isn't terribly widespread. People should be aware however and pay attention. Make sure you don't open files from people you don't know. Also keep your security software updated appropriately. It's nice to see some things never change, whether it's a tsunami, a hurricane or even an Olympics.
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John is a staff writer for SecurityProNews covering cyber security.
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