Thursday, October 27, 2005

Spammers Peddle Drugs to Combat Bird Flu

GP, placed your order yet? Experts at SophosLabs™, Sophos's global network of virus, spyware and spam analysis centers, have warned internet users that spammers are putting the lives of innocent people at risk, by peddling drugs online that are said to combat bird flu.

Sophos's spamtraps are picking up an increasing number of junk messages which claim to sell Tamiflu, the drug believed most effective at protecting humans from the H5N1 strain of the bird flu virus. The drug is in high demand because of fears that the virus could become a pandemic, and spread further around the world after deaths in Asia.

The spam emails urge recipients to protect themselves and their families from the avian flu virus by purchasing Tamiflu from an online website. The website linked to also supposedly sells Viagra, and a number of other medications.

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