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Beware Changelog spammed-out malware attack

Feb

2012

Internet users are receiving emails claiming to contain a changelog – but the files attached are really designed to infect computers. Here’s what a typical email looks like, although the precise wording can vary. Subject: Re: Your Changelog Message body: Good day, as promised chnglog attached (Open with Internet Explorer) The subject lines and attachment […]

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Sleazy slutty emails bombard inboxes, carrying malware

Sep

2011

As many North Americans return to their offices after a long Labor Day weekend, they may find something unpleasant in their email inboxes. A malware campaign has been widely distributed over the last couple of days, using a wide variety of different subject lines and attachment names. There’s one thing in common between all the […]

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Trojans spammed out in malicious wave of fake DHL emails

Aug

2011

There is a significant wave of malicious emails being spammed out presently, posing as notification messages from DHL. If you make the mistake of opening the attached ZIP file you will be putting your computer at risk of infection by a Trojan horse. There’s nothing new, of course, about cybercriminals disguising their attacks as notifications […]

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