Sophos杀毒软件公司近日发出警告称，一种网络病毒正以流行天王迈克尔•杰克逊“神秘”歌曲和照片为掩护，通过电子邮件传播，网友收到此类邮件应立即删除。该公司设在新加坡的亚洲办事处发表声明说，附带这种病毒的电子邮件主题为“怀念迈克尔•杰克逊”，发件人为sarah@michaeljackson.com。发件人在邮件中提示收件人打开名称为“迈克尔的歌曲和照片”的附件。网友收到这一邮件后如果打开附件，用户电脑即受感染，之后电脑将自动向其他用户传播此病毒。

Computer security firm Sophos issued a warning about an Internet virus transmitted from a mass email claiming to contain secret songs and photos of Michael Jackson.

The email comes with the subject "Remembering Michael Jackson" and is sent from "sarah@michaeljackson.com", Sophos said in a statement sent by its Asia office in Singapore.

It tells recipients¹ that an attached file titled "Michael songs and pictures.zip" contains secret songs and photos of the pop music icon², who died of a heart attack in the United States on June 25.

Sophos warned computer users not to open the attachment³.

"By opening the attachment, computer users are exposed to infection. Once infected, a computer will begin automatically spreading the worm onto other Internet users," Sophos said.

"Besides spreading via email, Sophos experts note that the malware is also capable of spreading as an Autorun component⁴ on USB memory sticks."

Graham Cluley, a senior technology consultant⁵ at Sophos, said many computer users are likely to be tempted⁶ to open the attachment because of the feverish⁷ interest in the King of Pop's sudden death.

"But sensible computer users should by now be well aware that cybercriminals will be quick to exploit news events to spread malware and spam," he said.

"Anyone who receives this email should delete it immediately to save themselves the embarrassment⁸ of infecting their email contacts."