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--- Begin Message ----Caveat Lector- http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/07/24/1090464892671.html?oneclick=true Bin Laden virus warning issued July 24, 2004 - 9:04AMEmails purporting to contain evidence of Osama bin Laden's suicide contain a "Trojan horse" that can allow hackers to take over infected computers, security experts warned. "Computer users who fall for the bin Laden hoax may be hit by a Trojan horse," the antivirus firm Sophos warned, naming the new scheme the Hackarmy Trojan horse. "Thousands of messages have been posted onto internet message boards and usenet newsgroups claiming that journalists from CNN found the terrorist leader's hanged body earlier this week," the security firm said. The messages point to a website where a file can be downloaded, purporting to contain photographs. In reality, Sophos said, the file contains a Trojan horse which can allow hackers to gain remote control of an infected computer. "Hackers and virus writers will try all kinds of tricks to entice people into downloading their malicious code," said Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant for Sophos. "It seems, this time, that the hacker has focused on the public's morbid curiosity and appetite for news on the war against terror." � 2004 AFP ========================= http://www.washingtondispatch.com/culture/archives/000427.html July 24, 2004 Bin Laden Virus Terrorizes the Web Messages being posted to Usenet groups and message boards, entice users to download malicious files by using a pitch that could peak the curiosity of all of us. According to the Internet security firm, Sophos, here's the pitch: "Osama Bin Ladin was found hanged by two CNN journalists early Wedensday evening. As evidence they took several photos, some of which i have included here. As yet, this information has not hit the headlines due to Bush wanting confirmation of his identity but the journalists have released some early photos over the internet." Once a user has downloaded and opened the file, their computer is infected with the Hackarmy Trojan horse. The trojan relays vital information to a hacker such as IP address, system up-time and system information then allows the hacker to take control of a pc. Infected computers may be used for malicious purposes such as denial of service attacks and virus dissemination among other things. At the moment, the bin Laden linked virus is not circulating via e-mail. For removal instructions provided by Symantec, click here: http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/backdoor.hacarmy.d.h tml ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> <FONT COLOR="#000099">Make a clean sweep of pop-up ads. Yahoo! Companion Toolbar. Now with Pop-Up Blocker. 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