
I just got spam saying I should update my paypal account with the supplied 'secure' application, and attached a file named www.paypal.com.scr. Wonderful social engineering (the src suggests secure ?!)
.scr is an executable extension for a screensaver, most likely a virus or trojan for windoh$.
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