• Malware Targets Web 2.0 Sites

    Malware Targets Web 2.0 Sites

    Rahul Srinivas, Oct 16, 2008 1612 hrs IST

    Fools even the most discerning of users

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Websense is warning users of a new malware that is doing the rounds of the Internet. Nothing new, right? Except that, this one uses some nice tricks to try and fool even the most discerning of users.

The latest example of a visual social-engineering spam, this email poses as a legitimate Hi5 friend request and is even spoofed to appear as if it has really been sent from the Hi5 domain.

This particular email though is in Spanish. There are various malicious links embedded in the email, which, if clicked on, will download a Trojan to your PC and steal confidential logins for a popular Mexican bank.


AV detection of this Trojan is very low and hence it is advisable that users keep a close watch on any such requests they may receive. While this one has only been seen in Spanish, an English version might not be very far off. With the Facebook friend request spam email issue witnessed just a month ago, it is now clear that Web 2.0 sites too are being increasingly targeted by malware authors.





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(1) Comments
Rex
,Bangalore, on Oct 17, 2008 02:42 PM
Again- this is for those who lack common sense. Who is the hi5 request from? Rule number one on the internet is - DO NOT accept communications of the form of unsolicited links,attachments, mails etc from unknown people.
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