As college students grow warier of suspicious-looking items that could infect their computers, malicious programmers are taking greater pains to disguise their viruses.
Many virus writers have moved on from e-mail to other methods of transmission: At a number of institutions, including Indiana State University, viruses that travel over instant-messaging software have spread like wildfire. (Indiana Statesman)
And some coders who still prefer e-mail viruses have stooped to new depths to trick students into downloading infected images. A new e-mail scam making the rounds claims to offer pictures of a dangerous rape suspect, but the files, if downloaded, can weaken computers’ security. (VNUnet.com)
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