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Old 06-06-2004, 02:33 AM
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[img]http://www.snitchseeker.com/images/news/snitch_seeker_80.jpg' align='middle'> Harry Potter and the Worm of Doom: - Virus disguised as Potter game-Watch Out

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A leading antivirus company warned Thursday that the Netsky worm was making a comeback on the coattails of fictional wizard Harry Potter

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British software and services company Sophos reported that infections by the three-month-old "P" variant of Netsky have risen dramatically over the past week, thanks to the worm's ability to disguise itself as a Harry Potter game or book. The heavily promoted movie "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" opened earlier this week in Britain and premiers Friday in North America.

"Netsky-P targets young computer users by sometimes posing as content connected with the Harry Potter books and movie franchise," Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant at Sophos, said in a statement. "Parents need to educate their children against the threats of viruses, to ensure the popularity of Potter doesn't cast a nasty spell on their computer systems."
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Old 06-06-2004, 02:58 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Thanks for the notice. I hope no one computer is not infected badly. I feel bad when people ghet Viruses. It so horrible what people can do on the internet.
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Thats terrible. What kinds of people make viruses? I mean how does it benifeit them? Is it fun screwing up other peoples computers? I hate viruses!!
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Thanks for the info... hmm... I hate viruses! lol.. my computer is always infected by it probably 4th time since it was last repaired or sumthin..
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