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Election result SPAM malware #2
- http://securitylabs....lerts/3230.aspx
11.05.2008 - "... further activity from malware authors using the news of the U.S. Presidential campaign outcome as bait to attract users into executing malicious executables. So far we have over 25,000 emails through our systems... In a very quick response to the outcome of the U.S. Presidential attacks we have now seen both localized and globalized attacks... Clicking on the link leads the user to a purposely registered domain which advises the user that they need to install the latest version of Adobe Flash player before the video can be viewed. The malicious Web site actually links to a file called 'adobe_flash.exe' with MD5 47C86509A78DC1EDB42F2964BEA86306. This is a Trojan Downloader packed with ASPack. Upon execution, a RootKit is installed on the compromised machine, and data is sent to multiple command and control servers..."
Also see:
- http://garwarner.blo...s-as-obama.html
November 05, 2008
- http://www.f-secure....s/00001530.html
November 5, 2008
- http://sunbeltblog.b...al-malware.html
11.05.2008
(Screenshots available at all URLs above.)
Edited by AplusWebMaster, 05 November 2008 - 04:33 PM.
