[H]ardNews 8th Edition

New Virus:

Kyle actually mentioned this to you guys last week, but it is just getting big now. There is a new virus that hijacks your box turning it into a spam machine. Please, update your virus software. If you run your box unprotected without anti-virus software, please reach over and unplug your network cable, take a step back from your PC and proceed to kick yourself in the ass...it's the right thing to do.

A new e-mail virus capable of turning infected personal computers into "spamming" machines emerged Friday, targeting corporate and home users in Europe and the United States, a computer security expert said. Anti-virus software makers Trend Micro reported that tens of thousands of its corporate computer users in France and Germany were hit Friday afternoon by the virus, dubbed "Mimail.C." The virus carries the subject message line "our private photos ???." Opening the e-mail triggers the virus into action.