Spreading the Word

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A next generation internet virus has been discovered that can e-mail confidential data to news groups used by pornographers and hackers. The PolyPoster infection is a macro virus which targets Microsoft Word documents and randomly posts the files in Public Usenet newsgroups. The virus is able to generate a message duplicating the user's name and e-mail details, while attaching an attention-grabbing heading to the file Once distributed on the internet the posted files spread the infection still further when opened. One internet security group claims that PolyPoster represents a taste of things to come, where virus authors will increasingly use the internet to spread their digital plagues. The company warned, "This is just the begining. We will see viruses with similar, but more advanced features in the future" This article is an extract from Computing. And is (c) VNU Business Publications.

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