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The Virus Did It

Posted by michael on from the dangers-of-running-insecure-operating-systems dept.

scubacuda writes "The Inquirer and Get Reading report that a UK man accused of having pornographic pictures of kids on his computer was acquitted after a court heard that his machine was infected with a Trojan on his PC which probably auto-downloaded the images. (In light of moves like Operation Ore, we'll probably hear more defenses like this.)"

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  1. Hey! Where can I catch this virus? by goombah99 · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Hey this sounds like good insurance to have. Install the virus but cripple it. Now you're immune if they find any naught bits on your computer.

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