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USE
EXTREME CAUTION. (Do not
just delete) READ BELOW
THIS IS TRUE - It was
CONFIRMED BY GOING TO
SNOPES.COM & The Beat
Post International
Emails with pictures of
Osama Bin-Laden hanged
are being sent and the
moment that you open
these emails your
computer will crash and
you will not be able to
fix it!
This e-mail is being
distributed through
countries around the
globe, but mainly in the
US and Israel.
Don't be inconsiderate;
send this warning to
whomever you know.
If you get an email
along the lines of
"Osama bin Laden
Captured" or "Osama
Hanged" don't open the
attachment.
Confirmed at:
http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/osamahanged.asp
Origins: There are few
headlines that would
grab the attention of
more computer users
around the world than
"Osama bin Laden
Captured," and that's
exactly what whoever
created this lure was
counting on to snare
unsuspecting victims who
use Microsoft platforms.
- Why We Can't
find Bin
Laden... Because
he's busy
playing golf in
Florida
(Keep your eye
on the photo.)

"Osama bin Laden
Captured" isn't a virus
in itself; it's the text
of a message that
includes a link to a
file called EXPLOIT.EXE.
When a message recipient
clicks on this link to
view what he thinks are
pictures of Osama bin
Laden's capture, he can
end up downloading an
executable Trojan known
as Backdoor-AZU,
BKDR_LARSLP.A,
Download.Trojan,
TrojanProxy.Win32.Small.b,or
Win32.Slarp. Clicking
the embedded link in the
"Osama bin Laden
Captured" message
auto-executes a file
called "EXPLOIT.EXE,"
which exploits a known
security hole to
download the Trojan.
According to McAfee
Security:
The Trojan opens a
random port on the
victim's machine. It
sends the Port
information to a webpage
at IP address
66.139.77.145. The
Trojan listens on the
open port for
instructions and
redirects traffic to
other IP addresses.
Spammers and hackers can
take advantage of
compromised systems by
using the infected
computer as a middleman,
allowing them to pass
information through it
and remain anonymous.

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