Beware The Pre-Valentine 'Love Bug'
Looking for love in the Internet may be a good idea, just don’t get bitten by any malicious computer bug by opening any love related e-mails sent to you by an anonymous lover.
Sophos is warning users of a widespread e-mail posing as a message of love in an attempt to install malicious codes to your computer. The company says that the people behind the Dorf Trojan has deliberately spammed out a romantic e-mail campaign, luring unsuspecting computer users to dangerous websites.
Senior Technology Consultant at Sophos, Graham Cluley said, "This heart attack has been spammed out on a huge scale by an organised gang hell-bent on stealing access to your PC for criminal purposes. It seems the hackers were too impatient to wait for St. Valentine's Day this year before plucking on heart strings in their attempt to infect the unwary. People will be truly love sick if they let the malicious code run on their PC."
