To be Expected: Spammers Unleash 'Osama Death Photo' Viruses

 As if the world of spamarts didn't need any more help in their fight to ruin everyone's web life, here it is. Everyone who is not a tree-hugging athiest Karl Marx-lover (and even some of those want to, too) is begging to take a look at Osama bin Laden's mangled corpse.

And spammers on Facebook and other sites are taking advantage.

As U.S. officials debate whether or not to release bloody pictures of a dead Osama bin Laden, hackers and scammers are using links and emails promising those pictures to try to infect your computer.
The FBI says these emails could even appear to come from your friends, claiming to show either photos of bin Laden dead or a video of his death.
But it’s actually a virus or malware that could steal personal information or cause your entire system to crash.
Officials also warn that internet searches can also direct you to sites with malware or virus. And the bad links are also popping up on Facebook and other social media.
As of now, they say there are no released photos or videos.
Internet security experts say often times, these websites will tell you that you need to download a codec, or video player, to watch the video, but that’s actually malware or a virus.
And they say make sure your anti-virus software is to date.

I saw something like this yesterday and even if there was a photo or video out there, it was pretty obvious that a 'special media player' or program would be necessary to see it.

Stay careful, webfolks.

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