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Trend reports MP3 SPAM attacks have returned

Music  Always avoid attachments as even MP3 audio files are being created as spam advertising agents

MP3 Spam Is Back!
http://blog.trendmicro.com/mp3-spam-is-back

Trend Micro researchers were alerted to the discovery of spammed messages that bore no subject and body content. The email messages only contained an .MP3 file that when executed, a voice advertising Viagra and other enhancement pills is heard. The said “voice” also entices users to visit a certain URL, which points to the all-too-familiar Canadian pharmacy sites.

EXAMPLES OF PAST MP3 ATTACKS