Saturday, November 17, 2007

Internet Virus in "Lust, Caution" movie

The popularity of Ang Lee's spy thriller movie "Lust, Caution" is jumping to a new level. Internet hackers is using the movie in spreading a virus on websites.

As of Friday, the virus had infected several hundreds of websites, online forums and blogs about the film, according to a Beijing Daily report that quoted Rising, a domestic company specializing in the research and production of anti-virus software.

The virus damages computers when users download the film online or explore websites about the blockbuster. Once hit by the virus, computers monitors will show abnormal blue screens.

The virus can infect some hardware, such as flash disks and mobile hard disks, when they are connected to computers that carry the virus.

source : CRI

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