80% of Computer Viruses from Nude Celeb Email Hoaxes

Authored by Scott Goldberg on October 4, 2007 - 1:09am.
Just Google Angelina Jolie for a Nude Pic - But don't Open that Email Offer!Surprise, surprise: That email asking if you’d like to see a nude photo of your favorite celebrity – most likely Angelina Jolie, Nicole Kidman, Natalie Portman, and Milla Jovovich – was behind 80% of computer viruses last month, according to reports.


"These emails are masquerading as pornographic content, tempting the unwary into opening a file on their Windows computer which will install a rootkit and download further malicious code from the internet," said Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant for Sophos.


You don’t say!


Here’s a rule of thumb for anyone wishing to view nudity: Go to the internet instead.  Unless it’s from a friend or trusted source, leave it alone.  It might take a few extra clicks – a huge exertion, I know – but you’ll find that nude photo sure enough with just a little old fashioned determination and perseverance.

 

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