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"I Was a Teenage SPAM Zombie"

Thanks to the SoBig and other viruses, which were designed to create proxies for sending SPAM, your home computer may now be...at this very minute...a SPAM ZOMBIE! (Insert chilling horror music here) These soulless, mindless creatures have one purpose --...
February 18, 2004

Thanks to the SoBig and other viruses, which were designed to create proxies for sending SPAM, your home computer may now be...at this very minute...a SPAM ZOMBIE! (Insert chilling horror music here)

These soulless, mindless creatures have one purpose -- to send out a a barrage of viagra, penis-enlargement, and other "wonderful" emails, all without your knowledge.

It may look innocent enough, sitting there on your desk with it's happy, high-speed internet access. But deep in its dark recesses, it's become a monster. A thing of evil.

How can you tell if your home PC is now a SPAM Zombie?

Garlic and Crosses won't work. But one sure fire way you can tell is if your internet access is abruptly cut off.

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