Don’t people know not to click links in weird emails from strangers? Probably not. This site says the link leads to malware. Sender: Svetlana@rlweiner.com (My domain — no Svetlanas work at my company) Subject: Fwd: I’m in trouble! Text: I was at a party, got drunk, couldn’t drive the car, somebody gave me a lift [...]
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This is the first one like this I’ve seen — a speeding ticket. If I’d driven in New York in October I might be curious enough to click (well, I wouldn’t, but someone might). Apparently this one has been floating around for a while and delivers malware. Sender: support@rlweiner.com (me!) Subject: Fwd: Re: TRAFFIC TICKET [...]
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I just love the subject line in this one. Wow, very creative syntax (though the misspelling of “declined” lessens the impact). I also got a second version, but the subject was much more prosaic. This blog says the links download malware. Version 1: Sender: Argelia Vogel (SterlingGroesbeck@myexcel.com) Subject: The variant of the contract you’ve offered [...]
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I got 7 versions of this today, at 2 different email addresses. They included an attachment called bbb_logo.jpg but no graphics in the message body. A friend posted about them on a listserve and said that clicking the link downloads a virus. This scam has been around for a while. Here’s an article about a [...]
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Internet security firm F-Secure has estimated that more than 3.5 million computers have been infected with the Downadup worm, a malicious program. The worm, also known as Conficker, uses a major flaw that Microsoft patched in October to remotely compromise computers running unpatched versions of Windows. Infected computers become members of a worldwide botnet. F-Secure [...]
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A new virus is circulating in the form of a CNN Daily Top 10 newsletter (my brother was an unfortunate victim). A description was posted at http://blog.mxlab.be/2008/08/04/cnn-daily-top-10-leads-users-to-site-hosting-malware/. Postings on that site say that the AntiVir free antivirus and ComboFix will remove it.
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