Warning over Michael Jackson email virus

Computer aegis close Sophos issued a admonishing about an Internet virus transmitted from a accumulation email claiming to accommodate abstruse songs and photos of Michael Jackson.

The email comes with the accountable "Remembering Michael Jackson" and is beatific from "sarah@michaeljackson.com", Sophos said in a account beatific by its Asia appointment in Singapore.

It tells recipients that an absorbed book blue-blooded "Michael songs and pictures.zip" contains abstruse songs and photos of the pop music icon, who died of a affection advance in the United States on June 25.

Sophos warned computer users not to accessible the attachment.

"By aperture the attachment, computer users are apparent to infection. Once infected, a computer will activate automatically overextension the bastard assimilate added Internet users," Sophos said.

"Besides overextension via email, Sophos experts agenda that the malware is additionally able of overextension as an Autorun basic on USB anamnesis sticks."

Graham Cluley, a chief technology adviser at Sophos, said abounding computer users are acceptable to be tempted to accessible the adapter because of the feverish absorption in the King of Pop's abrupt death.

"But alive computer users should by now be able-bodied acquainted that cybercriminals will be quick to accomplishment account contest to advance malware and spam," he said.

"Anyone who receives this email should annul it anon to save themselves the embarrassment of infecting their email contacts."