Fake FBI virus may infect your PC

A fake "FBI Windows" virus is spreading online that may affect your PC with well-known Sober virus.

It comes in a mail that claims to come from either the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) or German police agency BKA and that warns users they have been detected visiting illegal sites, reports the online edition of BBC News.

The subject line of the message also claims that "You visit illegal websites" or "Your IP was logged".

If the user opens the questionnaire attached to the message, the &to=http://english.pravda.ru/world/2001/12/05/22899.html' target=_blank>virus becomes active and infects PC, reports Economic Times.

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