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BitDefender finds Angelina Jolie guest stars in malware scheme; Spammers use sensationalized headlines to lure unsuspecting computer users.

M2 PRESSWIRE-16 July 2008-BitDefender: BitDefender finds Angelina Jolie guest stars in malware scheme; Spammers use sensationalized headlines to lure unsuspecting computer users(C)1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD

RDATE:16072008

BUCHAREST, Romania -- BitDefender researchers have identified a new wave of spam messages that use fake events related to actor Angelina Jolie in order to trick users into downloading and installing Trojan malware onto their computers.

This new campaign of spreading malware is mostly carried via spam messages based around an alleged adult video footage with the movie star. In order to watch the movie, users have to download binary file, ...

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