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Timothy McVeigh execution virus

CATEGORY: Overblown computer security threats

It appears a hacker lured people to download the well-known Sub7 Trojan with the promise of a "bootleg video" of the McVeigh execution.

We can only provide sketchy details at this point — because only the media seems to know about this "virus." The Oklahoma City bombing, Timothy McVeigh's execution, and a computer virus — how could reporters resist?

The FBI publicly claims no bootleg video exists of the McVeigh execution. Vmyths.com accepts the claim at face value.

Last updated: 2001/6/13