While spam containing compromising programs has declined steeply, e-mail containing links to malicious sites is rising, writes Karlin Lillington
THE E-MAILS promise a slew of interesting and urgent stories: "McCain declares Obama a fraud, liar"; "Hamilton fined for speeding in France"; "Woman chokes after swallowing Tiffany diamond"; "Huge oil spill off California coastline".
But the links in such provocative e-mails take the unsuspecting to malicious websites that will try to get bank account or credit card details or - increasingly - have embedded malicious code that accesses the user's computer via their web browser.Read More
Courtesy: Irish Times
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