Net virus posing as Berg video

[TechZ]

A virus purporting to show video of Nick Berg alive has been released on the internet, warn security experts.

The virus is in a message post to tens of thousands of newsgroups, said anti-virus firm Sophos. It is the same one that posed as a suicide note from Arnold Schwarzenegger and as images claiming to show that Osama Bin Laden had killed himself.

Computer owners are advised to ensure their anti-virus software is up-to-date and avoid opening unknown messages. The message is the latest by a group called the Hackarmy designed to spread malicious code which can allow hackers to take control of a computer.

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[Darlid01]

Nice post! I'm always intersted in potential new virus issues.
It would be a lot more useful if they could say what format the virus is in so it can be isolated... Otherwise the bottom line is, make sure your anti-virus is up to date. (Although there is no gaurantee that your anti-virus will catch this!)

I'll file this under: interesting but ultimately useless information.

A virus purporting to show video of Nick Berg alive has been released on the internet, warn security experts.

The virus is in a message post to tens of thousands of newsgroups, said anti-virus firm Sophos. It is the same one that posed as a suicide note from Arnold Schwarzenegger and as images claiming to show that Osama Bin Laden had killed himself.

Computer owners are advised to ensure their anti-virus software is up-to-date and avoid opening unknown messages. The message is the latest by a group called the Hackarmy designed to spread malicious code which can allow hackers to take control of a computer.

View: Full Story (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3531252.stm)