AplusWebMaster
Topic Starter
FYI…
- http://www.websense.com/securitylabs/alert…php?AlertID=841
February 19, 2008 - "…Websense® Security Labs™ has received reports of a Trojan keylogger aimed at the users of Habbo, a popular social networking site for teenagers. As of last month, Habbo’s entry on Wikipedia said that over 8 million unique visitors access Habbo’s Web sites around the world every month. The party involved in spreading this malicious code poses as a third-party software tool developer for Habbo… Among the “tools” available for download, which will supposedly give the Habbo user an edge in the game, is a file named ProRig.V9.exe (MD5: b80305ace7d4a01541467511df256287)… Unsuspecting victims who seek the touted benefits of this fake tool will instead have their own desktops compromised with spyware. Websense Security Labs recommends caution when trying out new third-party applications developed for Web 2.0 and social networking Web sites, especially those with APIs open for third-party developers…"
(Screenshot of the website available at the URL above.)
- http://www.websense.com/securitylabs/alert…php?AlertID=841
February 19, 2008 - "…Websense® Security Labs™ has received reports of a Trojan keylogger aimed at the users of Habbo, a popular social networking site for teenagers. As of last month, Habbo’s entry on Wikipedia said that over 8 million unique visitors access Habbo’s Web sites around the world every month. The party involved in spreading this malicious code poses as a third-party software tool developer for Habbo… Among the “tools” available for download, which will supposedly give the Habbo user an edge in the game, is a file named ProRig.V9.exe (MD5: b80305ace7d4a01541467511df256287)… Unsuspecting victims who seek the touted benefits of this fake tool will instead have their own desktops compromised with spyware. Websense Security Labs recommends caution when trying out new third-party applications developed for Web 2.0 and social networking Web sites, especially those with APIs open for third-party developers…"
(Screenshot of the website available at the URL above.)