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A fast-spreading Internet threat, called the worst computer worm of the year, looks like an official e-mail from the CIA or FBI but is far from it.
Instead, the worm known as "Sober-X" can leave a computer wide open to intruders, the Washngton Post says.
The bogus e-mail claims the government has discovered you visiting "illegal" Web sites and asks you to open an attachment to answer some official questions.
If you do, your computer gets infected with malware that can disable security and firewall programs and blast out similar e-mails to contacts in your address book.
http://pub2.bravenet.com/news/92920030/21513/1
Instead, the worm known as "Sober-X" can leave a computer wide open to intruders, the Washngton Post says.
The bogus e-mail claims the government has discovered you visiting "illegal" Web sites and asks you to open an attachment to answer some official questions.
If you do, your computer gets infected with malware that can disable security and firewall programs and blast out similar e-mails to contacts in your address book.
http://pub2.bravenet.com/news/92920030/21513/1