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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/07/23/hackarmy_trojan/
Trojan poses as bin Laden suicide pics
By John Leyden
Published Friday 23rd July 2004 15:44 GMT
Virus writers are trying to trick users into opening a Trojan horse on their PC
by passing malicious code off as a "suicide photographs" of Osama bin Laden. At
a result, Usenet newsgroups are overflowing with bogus messages claiming that
journalists found the terrorist leader's hanged body earlier this week.
The messages direct users to a website where a file can be downloaded,
purporting to contain photographs but in reality containing the Hackarmy Trojan
horse. Hackarmy gives virus writers control over infected machines. The Trojan
has been around for some months so users with up-to-date AV software should be
protected.
Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant at AV firm Sophos, said: "It looks
like virus writers are trying to give it a new breath of life by targeting
Usenet."
Trojan poses as bin Laden suicide pics
By John Leyden
Published Friday 23rd July 2004 15:44 GMT
Virus writers are trying to trick users into opening a Trojan horse on their PC
by passing malicious code off as a "suicide photographs" of Osama bin Laden. At
a result, Usenet newsgroups are overflowing with bogus messages claiming that
journalists found the terrorist leader's hanged body earlier this week.
The messages direct users to a website where a file can be downloaded,
purporting to contain photographs but in reality containing the Hackarmy Trojan
horse. Hackarmy gives virus writers control over infected machines. The Trojan
has been around for some months so users with up-to-date AV software should be
protected.
Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant at AV firm Sophos, said: "It looks
like virus writers are trying to give it a new breath of life by targeting
Usenet."