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Cybercriminals are trying to lure e-mail users into installing a Trojan horse by making the malicious code look like a Skype update.

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Same old trick...
by zaznet October 18, 2005 2:25 AM PDT
They've done this with Windows Update and dozens of other "updates".

Hopefully few people fall for this one.
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Skype Trojan
by thannita October 18, 2005 4:54 AM PDT
Well, I for one fell for it.... Any suggestions of what I should do now?
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same old tricks
by October 19, 2005 4:02 PM PDT
Yea, I've seen them before. I've also had a trojan add me to its friends list on MSN messanger, pretending to know me. I seen that, and just blocked him.. I forget the trojans name.
Same old trick...
by zaznet October 18, 2005 2:25 AM PDT
They've done this with Windows Update and dozens of other "updates".

Hopefully few people fall for this one.
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Skype Trojan
by thannita October 18, 2005 4:54 AM PDT
Well, I for one fell for it.... Any suggestions of what I should do now?
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same old tricks
by October 19, 2005 4:02 PM PDT
Yea, I've seen them before. I've also had a trojan add me to its friends list on MSN messanger, pretending to know me. I seen that, and just blocked him.. I forget the trojans name.
Attachment
by October 18, 2005 7:37 AM PDT
I stopped opening attachments a long time ago... Unless I've "arrange" with someone I "KNOW" to send me one.
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by October 18, 2005 7:37 AM PDT
I stopped opening attachments a long time ago... Unless I've "arrange" with someone I "KNOW" to send me one.
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