Nov 10, 2005

Enough already!

Damn! This has gotta stop...no more of these stories...this is the last one, I swear! (I'm so happy I'm on a Mac!) Thank you Saadia!

New virus uses Sony BMG software

Thursday, November 10, 2005; Posted: 5:20 p.m. EST (22:20 GMT)

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (Reuters) -- A computer security firm said Thursday it had discovered the first virus that uses music publisher Sony BMG's controversial CD copy-protection software to hide on PCs and wreak havoc.

Under a subject line containing the words "Photo approval," a hacker has mass-mailed the so-called Stinx-E trojan virus to British email addresses, said British anti-virus firm Sophos.

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