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Old 04-17-2006, 02:41 PM   #1
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Trojan circulates as fake McAfee patch

Experts are warning of a new Trojan that is spreading by masquerading as a patch for McAfee's antivirus software.

Emails have been spammed out pretending to be a security update for a virus called 'Kongos 31' which does not exist. The email contains a link to a web page hosted in the US that looks very similar to the McAfee download page.

Users receive a spoofed email message instructing them to click on a link to immediately download and install a patch from McAfee, said internet monitoring firm Websense.

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