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Research a current computer threat. Describe the nature of the threat and the potential repercussions it could have for a network. Some suggested sites with which to begin your search are:

http://www.symantec.com/home_homeoffice/index.jsp
http://www.mcafee.com/us/
http://www.microsoft.com
http://www.cnet.com

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This posting contains answers to the given questions. The expert provides examples of threats, vulnerabilities, and exploits to networks.

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A latest computer threat that is spreading around the network is a Trojan named TROJ_JAHLAV.B.

According to Trend Micro Site, this Trojan is beneath a graphical user interface to hide its execution and to pretend to an unknown user that it is not malicious and harmful to computers. This is executed regardless of which button in the GUI is clicked. When it runs, it will ...

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