Fake Beckham Pix Flood the Net in New Virus Scare
LONDON (Reuters) - Virus writers are attempting to take over computer users' PCs by enticing them to click on a malicious program masquerading as lurid photos of England soccer captain David Beckham, a British security firm warned. According to Sophos Plc., thousands of messages have been posted to Internet message boards in the past week claiming the married soccer star has been photographed with a Spanish prostitute.
The message instructs the curious to click on a Web link to see the revealing snapshots. But clicking the link will download a program known as a "Trojan horse" -- so named for its ability to sneak onto a PC and take control of the machine.![TalkFootball/cheers.gif](http://1.<a href="http://www.forumer.com">forumer</a>.com/html/emoticons/TalkFootball/cheers.gif)
LONDON (Reuters) - Virus writers are attempting to take over computer users' PCs by enticing them to click on a malicious program masquerading as lurid photos of England soccer captain David Beckham, a British security firm warned. According to Sophos Plc., thousands of messages have been posted to Internet message boards in the past week claiming the married soccer star has been photographed with a Spanish prostitute.
The message instructs the curious to click on a Web link to see the revealing snapshots. But clicking the link will download a program known as a "Trojan horse" -- so named for its ability to sneak onto a PC and take control of the machine.