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Halloween Malicious Spam Circulating

Storm When holidays or major news events occur, always be careful when presented with these topics in email

Halloween Malicious Spam Circulating
http://www.avertlabs.com/research/blog/index.php/2009/10/29/trick-or-treat-with-spam-and-malicious-screensavers/

QUOTE: some of the most common techniques scammers and cybercriminals use are news events and holidays. Balloon Boy and the Windows 7 Launch are good examples. My colleague Sam Masiello’s blog on President Barack Obama’s Nobel Prize is another excellent example. With Halloween approaching rapidly, the tricks are already knocking on your inbox and at your browser’s window.