> -----Original Message-----
> From: Suzette Leeming [mailto:suzette -dot- leeming -at- gmail -dot- com]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2008 1:32 PM
> To: Bonnie Granat
> Cc: techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
> Subject: Re: A new level of spam?
>
> These are malware, which is spreading at an alarming rate - 8
> to 11 million per hour. DO NOT CLICK ANYTHING in this emails
> or you will be infected. The best thing to do, as Bonnie did,
> is to create a rule to send them immedately to junk mail.
>
> They have already changed once, and uses a variety of
> filenames. It used to be CNN: Daily Alert Top 10 and is now
> CNN: My Custom Alerts, or something like that.
>
> I fail to understand why someone would create something like
> this, other than a sick, perverted desire to spread chaos and
> destruction. Are they proud of their accomplishments when
> they see it reported in the news? I always think it must be a
> kid because surely adults are too mature for this type of
> prank. There's no money in it, unless they made a huge bet
> with someone that it could be done.
>
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