Re: OT: New Trojan

From: Jim Thompson <thegreatone@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 26 May 2005 23:51:43 -0700

On Fri, 27 May 2005 07:45:18 +0100, Terry Pinnell
<terrypinDELETE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>Anyone come across this potentially nasty one? Haven't time right now,
>but will check later whether SpyBot has it in its register yet.
>
>Trojan holds PC files for ransom
>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4580389.stm
>"A unique new kind of malicious threat which locks up files on a PC
>then demands money in return for unlocking them has been identified."

Sounds like BS to me. Think about it for a moment... how do you
anonymously collect?

...Jim Thompson
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