BBC: New computer virus hits inboxes. Sobig F has now been seen in 60 countries and currently seems to be most prevalent in the US. Anti-virus firms urged users to update security software to block the latest variant. E-mail users are being warned to be wary of messages bearing subject lines such as: Re: details, Re: approved, Re: Thank You, Re: That movie, Re; Wicked Screensaver or Your Details.
Yup, had a couple of these today, trapped by my SPAM filter. Mac users: this doesn’t do anything to your computer, but be careful not to send the message on to a Windows user.
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