Another rant of mine on ubu-users

[Cybe R. Wizard]

On Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:00:24 +1100
Basil Chupin <blchupin at iinet.net.au> wrote:

[HTML mail]

>   Threat from new virus-infected emails which take over your PC even
> if you DON'T open their attachment
> 
> 
> A new class of cyber attack is threatening PCs - emails which infect
> PCs without the user having to open an attachment.
> 
> The user will not even be warned this is happening - the only message 
> that appears is 'loading'.
> ....................
> The new generation of e-mail-borne malware consists of HTML e-mails 
> which automatically downloads malware when the e-mail is opened.'
> 
> 
> http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2094982/Threat-new-virus-infected-emails-PC-DONT-open-attachments.html
> 
> BC

I was going to reply  that this isn't likely to be a problem for us
GNU/Linux users (security through obscurity if nothing else), then
remembered that Ubuntu is drawing Win users by the scores and
multitudes who still run their boxen on that vile POS. It is,
therefore, a realistic problem which further verifies my own concerns.

Ubuntu, listen up!

Cybe R. Wizard
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