Porn virus publishes web history of victim on the net

[Juha-Matti Laurio <juha-matti.laurio () netti fi>]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8622665.stm

"The Japanese trojan virus installs itself on computers using a popular file-share service called Winni, used by up to 
200m people.
..."

And
"Masquerading as a game installation screen, it requests the PC owner's personal details.

It then takes screengrabs of the user's web history and publishes it online in their name,
before sending an e-mail or pop-up screen demanding a credit card payment of 1500 yen (£10)
to "settle your violation of copyright law" and remove the webpage."

Juha-Matti

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