With the reported deaths of Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson this week, it was only a matter of time before malware latent spam started making the rounds.  Those reported in the wild by security consultants including The SANS Institute’s Internet Storm Center invite the receiver to download “exclusive” images and video of Michael Jackson’s death (see a sample below).  Those downloads have been confirmed to install malware, viruses and bot’s on victim’s computers.

Therefore, Wright PC Consulting reminds its customers to be suspicious of any email that asks you to download anything from an unknown source even if the e-mail comes from someone familiar.  For those who host your e-mail account(s) with us, we’ll keeping monitoring the situation and place appropriate filters in place if warranted.