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Don’t Click That Link!

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According to a story in The Register, some spam out there contains opt-out links which will try to install malicious software that could open backdoors, install keystroke loggers, or worse.

In the words of Alex Shipp of Messagelabs:

So not only do you confirm your email address to the spammers, you also get to host their next spam run, and get your bank account cleaned out.

MickC @ September 22, 2004

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