Re: Osama Found Hanged

From: Don Klipstein (don_at_manx.misty.com)
Date: 07/26/04

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    Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2004 03:03:29 +0000 (UTC)

    In article <20040722145720.19157.00002138@mb-m06.aol.com>, Dbowey wrote:
    >Rene posted:
    >
    ><< John Woodgate wrote:
    >> I read in sci.electronics.design that Kevin Aylward
    >> <salesEXTRACT@anasoft.co.uk> wrote (in <ghOLc.47010$y04.38530@fe2.news.b
    >> lueyonder.co.uk>) about 'Osama Found Hanged', on Thu, 22 Jul 2004:
    >>
    >>>Are the two journalists that hanged Bin Ladin going to get a reward?
    >>
    >> Isn't the original message an invitation to a virus-ridden site?
    >
    >Very likely. Never heard of images thoght for display being
    >zipped for the internet.
    >
    >Downloading the file gets you a .exe file. My bet is it might
    >autoexecute on a PC and create some damage. My system won't execute such
    >files.

      Those who might download and execute this please beware!

      What many recent viruses (virii?) do is download spam from spammer sites
    and use the victims' PCs as broadcast stations!

      Please get antivirus software and better still a firewall, and know how
    to use them!

      For example, one firewall is "Zone Alarm" from http://www.zonelamps.com.
    They have a free version along with superior paid versions.
      One thing this does is have the various programs on a PC access the
    Internet only with the PC user permission - the user has to know what
    programs to permit and deny.

     - Don Klipstein (don@misty.com)

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