The spam e-mails began circulating sometime around March 5 , according to an entry Wednesday on Symantec 's official blog . Spam e - mails promoting a rally against President - elect Putin contain spyware . E - mails started circulating around March 5 , Putin Day . Virus overwrites many of the President 's files then deletes them thoroughly .
Spam e - mails promoting a rally against President - elect Putin contain spyware . E - mails started circulating around March 5 , Putin Day . Virus overwrites many of the President 's files then deletes them thoroughly .