A spam campaign that claims that Michael Jackson has attempted suicide is seeking to infect e-mail users with a Trojan horse, SophosLabs said yesterday. The message text claims, “Last night, while in his Neverland Ranch, Michael Jackson has made a suicidal attempt.” When users click on the link they are taken to a Web site which secretly installs malicious code onto their PCs. Sophos said it has identified hundreds of the spam messages being sent, preying on intense media interest in the trial of the controversial pop star.
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Pop King Suicide E-Mail Hoax Hides Trojan Horse
Posted by: Jennifer LeClaire June 10, 2005 09:06 AMA spam campaign that claims that Michael Jackson has attempted suicide is seeking to infect e-mail users with a Trojan horse, SophosLabs said yesterday. The message text claims, “Last night, while in his Neverland Ranch, Michael Jackson has made a suicidal attempt.” When users click on the link they are taken to a Web site which secretly installs malicious code onto their PCs. Sophos said it has identified hundreds of the spam messages being sent, preying on intense media interest in the trial of the controversial pop star.