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> Fake Iphone / Malware Ordering Procedure (?)
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post Jul 2 2007, 11:50 AM
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FYI...

- http://sunbeltblog.blogspot.com/2007/06/ip...e-now-sold.html
June 30, 2007 ~ "This morning, Sunbelt researchers discovered a new custom Trojan that attempts to steal money by selling a fake iPhone. This Trojan looks custom-built and has very poor coverage by AV vendors... The malware produces a popup, triggered by going to yahoo.com or google.com. There are multiple types of popups, including one saying “supported by Google” and one “supported by Yahoo”....So there you have it: A trojan that spawns a fake popup for an iPhone, using a BHO to redirect you to a fake iPhone.com. If you order this phone, you’re assuredly be contributing to lining the malware author’s pockets, and you can forget getting your iPhone..."

(More detail and screenshots at the URL above.)

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