The intelligence the FBI warned Internet users against unsolicited emails that claim to show pictures or videos of the assassination of Osama bin Laden. In a statement released on Tuesday 3 May, the U.S. federal police said that these e-mails may actually contain an attachment, the virus that can steal personal information or infect a computer.
According to the FBI, these malicious e-mails can be sent by friends or relatives who do not know they contain a virus. The Federal Bureau also urges users to update their privacy settings on social networking sites to limit the release of unwanted links on their profile page. SEVERAL TYPES OF SPAM The computer security company Sophos has also warned that other risks exist to spread malware by e-mail.
The company is the case of spam, where the email text has the appearance of an item of information, and points to a link, which is actually fraudulent. Sophos has also stressed that malicious programs are spreading virally, through social networks like Facebook. The message, which purports to show the video of the death of bin Laden, requires the user to "love" a Facebook page and then requires him to answer a survey, which has absolutely nothing to do with the head Al-Qaeda.
"Cyber criminals are making money every time the survey is completed, so they have every interest in ensuring that the link be widely disseminated," concludes Sophos. 
According to the FBI, these malicious e-mails can be sent by friends or relatives who do not know they contain a virus. The Federal Bureau also urges users to update their privacy settings on social networking sites to limit the release of unwanted links on their profile page. SEVERAL TYPES OF SPAM The computer security company Sophos has also warned that other risks exist to spread malware by e-mail.
The company is the case of spam, where the email text has the appearance of an item of information, and points to a link, which is actually fraudulent. Sophos has also stressed that malicious programs are spreading virally, through social networks like Facebook. The message, which purports to show the video of the death of bin Laden, requires the user to "love" a Facebook page and then requires him to answer a survey, which has absolutely nothing to do with the head Al-Qaeda.
"Cyber criminals are making money every time the survey is completed, so they have every interest in ensuring that the link be widely disseminated," concludes Sophos.
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