____/ [H]omer on Wednesday 03 October 2007 02:01 : \____
> Verily I say unto thee, that Roy Schestowitz spake thusly:
>> ____/ Doug Mentohl on Tuesday 02 October 2007 11:01 : \____
>>
>>> "one in every 833 emails in September were infected with malicious
>>> attachments compared to one in every 1,000 during August, new research
>>> reveals"
>>>
>>> "The emails .. carry a malicious payload designed to give hackers
>>> control of infected [Microsoft Windows] PCs.
>>>
>>> http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2199970/nude-angelina-jolie-emails-fuel
>>
>> This also enables the FBI to remotely install spyware.
>
> Isn't that what Automatic Updates is for?
>
> Or is that only when it's operating in "stealth" mode?
I don't think updates are even required. The Blue E is enough.
FBI ducks questions about its remotely installed spyware
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| There are plenty of unanswered questions about the FBI spyware that, as we
| reported earlier this week, can be delivered over the Internet and implanted
| in a suspect's computer remotely.
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http://news.com.com/8301-10784_3-9747666-7.html
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