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Virus Takes Guise of Latin Temptress

Security watchers have been receiving concerned inquiries after a worm-like computer virus using Latin diva Shakira as bait appeared in the wild. The worm lures users into executing a Visual Basic Script (VBS) by pretending to be a picture of the sexy singer. The virus arrives as an email attachment with a double extension – ShakiraPics.jpg.vbs – and spreads by collecting all the email addresses found in the Outlook address book. Full Story