 Michael Jackson's Death already exploited by cybercriminals |
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 Jun 26 2009, 01:21 PM
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Jun 26 2009, 02:16 PM
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Indecisive Lurker Group: Members Posts: 1,238 Joined: 14-February 08 From: A galaxy far, far away... Member No.: 190,231 |
It was only a matter of time before something like this would happen.
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 Jun 27 2009, 08:52 AM
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 Security Reporter Group: Members Posts: 509 Joined: 10-April 04 From: Roanoke, Virginia Member No.: 107 |
Thanks for the good heads-up on this ... More links below:
Malicious SPAM related to passing of Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett  Malware writers often use tragic and major news events to trick users into opening malicious website links, YouTube video links, or attachments. While most AV vendors have coverage in place, please avoid these types of email messages that are now actively circulating.Malicious SPAM related to passing of Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=6646 http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=6658 http://sanesecurity.blogspot.com/2009/06/m...us-already.html http://www.avertlabs.com/research/blog/ind...spread-malware/ http://securitylabs.websense.com/content/Alerts/3426.aspx http://vil.nai.com/vil/content/v_132277.htm http://www.avertlabs.com/research/blog/ind...ts-web-traffic/ QUOTE michael jackson virus already
 Well, it didn't take long for the "them" to abuse the situation did it? The spam email appears to offer a link to a YouTube video, but instead sends the recipient to a Trojan Downloader hosted on a compromised Web site. The file offered is called Michael.Jackson.videos.scr This post has been edited by harrywaldron: Jun 27 2009, 08:53 AM -------------------- |
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