- Jan 24, 2011
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Are you in the habit of having complete strangers email you naked pictures of themselves?
That's the only reason I can think of that you can legitimately explain why your computer has been infected by the latest malware attack that has been spammed out around the world.
Users are seeing messages in their inbox, which attempt to trick recipients into opening the attached file with the promise of a nude photo.
Sure enough, there is a file attached to the emails (it's called picture.zip) but it isn't a potential sex partner who is contacting you. Instead, the attachment contains a fake anti-virus attack - designed to con you into believing that your computer has a barrage of security problems, and fool you into handing over your credit card details.
More details - link
That's the only reason I can think of that you can legitimately explain why your computer has been infected by the latest malware attack that has been spammed out around the world.
Users are seeing messages in their inbox, which attempt to trick recipients into opening the attached file with the promise of a nude photo.
Sure enough, there is a file attached to the emails (it's called picture.zip) but it isn't a potential sex partner who is contacting you. Instead, the attachment contains a fake anti-virus attack - designed to con you into believing that your computer has a barrage of security problems, and fool you into handing over your credit card details.
More details - link
