AplusWebMaster
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FYI…
- http://www.theregister.com/2007/11/02/fake…l_site_spyware/
2 November 2007 - "Hackers have taken advantage of mounting interest in next year's US presidential elections to create fake websites that serve up exploits. Anti-spyware firm Webroot* said that it has tracked hundreds of fake sites that lure visitors into downloading malicious files… The bogus sites are designed to appear as legitimate candidate web pages in an attempt to lure visitors into downloading infectious screensavers or videos. Once clicked, the links can then download a variety of spyware. The ruse is being used in a bid to distribute the Zlob Trojan, among other item of malware. Zlob, variants of which pose as a video codec, leave compromised PCs under the control of hackers. Candidates across the political spectrum from liberal Democrat hopeful Barack Obama to long-shot Texas Republican Ron Paul are bearing the brunt of the attack…"
* http://preview.tinyurl.com/2xqwzr
(WEBROOT THREAT ADVISORY) - November 1, 2007 - "…Webroot recommends that Internet users only download presidential candidate information from trusted, secure websites, such as the official candidate’s website…"
- http://www.theregister.com/2007/11/02/fake…l_site_spyware/
2 November 2007 - "Hackers have taken advantage of mounting interest in next year's US presidential elections to create fake websites that serve up exploits. Anti-spyware firm Webroot* said that it has tracked hundreds of fake sites that lure visitors into downloading malicious files… The bogus sites are designed to appear as legitimate candidate web pages in an attempt to lure visitors into downloading infectious screensavers or videos. Once clicked, the links can then download a variety of spyware. The ruse is being used in a bid to distribute the Zlob Trojan, among other item of malware. Zlob, variants of which pose as a video codec, leave compromised PCs under the control of hackers. Candidates across the political spectrum from liberal Democrat hopeful Barack Obama to long-shot Texas Republican Ron Paul are bearing the brunt of the attack…"
* http://preview.tinyurl.com/2xqwzr
(WEBROOT THREAT ADVISORY) - November 1, 2007 - "…Webroot recommends that Internet users only download presidential candidate information from trusted, secure websites, such as the official candidate’s website…"