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Sleazy subject lines spammed out with malware

28

Jun

2011

Would files with names like Love-Spots.bat, map-of-love.com, and Love-Map.com pique your interest? If so, your behaviour could be putting your computer’s security at risk. Cybercriminals are spamming out a malicious Trojan horse in large numbers right now, using a variety of sleazy disguises to trick the unwary into opening the attachment. Subject lines include “SUMMER-2011: […]

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Pharma Spammers Brandjack YouTube

03

Jun

2011

Spam messages promoting pharmaceutical products have been perhaps the most commonly seen spam attacks over the past several years. Pharmaceutical products are deceptively marketed through spam emails employing a variety of obfuscation techniques. Symantec recently observed a pharmaceutical spam campaign abusing the YouTube brand. Similar spam campaigns abusing popular brands have been seen in the […]

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Facebook Attack Spreading both Windows AND Mac malware

01

Jun

2011

There’s a significant Facebook malware attack occurring at the moment.The attack is spreading virally using Facebook’s “Like” feature – a method well established by rogue Cost Per Action (CPA) marketing affiliates. But unlike CPA spam that redirects to deceptive ads, this “viral video” is linking to a Lithuanian server that serves up Windows and/or Mac […]

Category General Written by F-Secure Antivirus Research Weblog 0 Comments

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