Author: JT Smith
InformationWeek: “The worm doesn’t offer a really compelling reason to click the
attachment. The subject line reads “!!!” and the body of the E-mail
reads “: – ) MuCuX…” and carries the attachment echelon.vbs. Most
Internet users may be unaware that the National Security Agency
runs project Echelon, which purportedly aims to eavesdrop on
phone calls, fax transmissions, and E-mails containing certain key
words, and people whose computers are infected with this virus
won’t see the slew of text hidden within the executable.”
attachment. The subject line reads “!!!” and the body of the E-mail
reads “: – ) MuCuX…” and carries the attachment echelon.vbs. Most
Internet users may be unaware that the National Security Agency
runs project Echelon, which purportedly aims to eavesdrop on
phone calls, fax transmissions, and E-mails containing certain key
words, and people whose computers are infected with this virus
won’t see the slew of text hidden within the executable.”
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