PCWorld.com - Trojan Horse E-mails Suggest Trend Toward Targeted Attacks

PCWorld.com - Trojan Horse E-mails Suggest Trend Toward Targeted Attacks

The good news is that virus writers seem to be moving away from mass e-mail attacks that predominated in the past. The bad news is that virus laden e-mails are being more specifically targeted to their recipients in the hope of better lulling people into accessing their infected programs. So, while people may have grown wise to e-mails purporting to include "Live Girls!", they may not be so hesitant to open an attachment that says it is an important update from your company's computer department. As always, the only way to make really sure is to contact the sender before opening any attachment and making sure that they did indeed send the file.