Warned computer users such as false attacks by Hits Internet

2010 August 30

Sophos (an enterprise information security and data protection) warns computer users to beware of a new spam campaign is intended to infect computers with fake antivirus programs. E-mails seized a wide range of issues from many free-to-see vacation pictures when paying by credit card. These emails come with subject line as: “Your VistaPrint order is confirmed,” “parking permit and / or Card Benefits of receipt of order -” random> number> “VistaPrint Canadian tax invoice (number> Random>;)”, “You are invited to view my pictures! “,” confirmation of the appointment, “Canadian VistaPrint invoice tax (random> number>)”, etc. According to security researchers at Sophos html, it would not at all surprising if some of the netizens to open attachments e-mail (which come with name, confirmation of the appointment. html, Print this album. html, Benefits card receipt of order., e-invoice. html, VistaPrint Order Invoice. html and tax expenditures. html). If recipients open the attached file in HTML format, with these emails, then your browser will direct a website hacked by attaching a malicious iFrame attack that makes fake antivirus software to be booted. Sophos enter e-mail attachments, malicious Troj / JSRedir-CH, and anti-attack virus forged as Mal / FakeAV-EI. Mal / FakeAV-EI is usually disguised as a fake version of McAfee VirusScan. The security company said that the attacks were intended to lure people to pay to eradicate the dangers of their teams that never actually existed in system user. When a user’s computer fake antivirus software installed, the program will continue to provide the user with a warning of false alarms to get them to compensate for threats to be eradicated or install additional errors on their computers. In commenting on the substance, Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant for Sophos said that a scam like this could be a great success in passing the money immediately and directly to hackers, according to information security 26 August 2010. Sophos experts security, moreover, if the Internet were concerned about the security of your machine will reported directly to a site rule of law, and not just rely on a group of criminal hackers.

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