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From Tony Bradley, CISSP-ISSAP, for About.com

Good Samaritans Beware of Tsunami Relief Requests

Wednesday January 19, 2005
A new worm is spreading around the Internet disguised as a plea for donations to help the victims of last month's tsunami. People around the world have come together to provide assistance and financial aid to the countries devastated by the natural disaster. Malware authors have decided to play on the good nature of people by creating a worm that poses as a request for help. For more details about this threat, see this article in PC World Worm Poses as an Appeal for Tsunami Aid.
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