[FYI] (Fwd) [CYBERIA] The Trojan did it - Possession of child pornog

["Axel H Horns" <axel.h.horns@gmx.net>]

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From:           	Sean Donelan <sean@DONELAN.COM>
Subject:        	[CYBERIA] The Trojan did it - Possession of child pornography
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Is the owner of a computer responsible for anything found on his
computer, and responsible for keeping the computer secure?

There are over 100,000 computer trojans on the Internet, and more
compromised computers are added every day.  Most of the Trojans are
used in Distributed Denial of Service attacks, but this is the first
I've heard of a trojan being used to plant evidence on a person's
computer.


http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=9023
A MAN ACCUSED of having pornographic pictures of children on his PC
was acquitted yesterday after a court heard that his machine was
infected with a Trojan on his PC which probably auto-downloaded the
images. The acquittal followed expert testimony that said an
examination of the hard drive belonging to Karl Schofield was infected
with the Trojan and that was responsible for the downloads, an
argument accepted by the prosecution service in Reading, in the UK.

Mr Schofield had denied making indecent images and claimed the Trojan
might have infected his PC either through email or from pop up
adverts. The expert testified that the Trojan arrived on Mr
Schofield's system the day before the images appeared. In the run up
to the case, according to the Reading Evening Post, Mr Schofield
suffered vigilante attacks and had to first hide in his home then move
away to avoid continued attacks.


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