These emails are very simple and have subjects such as “Naked Shakira Clip,” “Rihanna Exposed,” or “Scarlett Johansson Spills Boobs,” and includes a link with the text “Download and Watch.”
Trend Micro Warns against New Type of Spam
Cupertino, CA – March 19, 2008 – Trend Micro Incorporated (TSE: 4704), a global leader in Internet content security today warned of a new type of spam, Meeting Invite spam.
During the past 12 months, Trend Micro has tracked spam in numerous formats but this is the first time the Google Calendaring system has been used as a mechanism. Spam filters may be designed to automatically filter out attachment spam or image spam, however they are less likely to be set up to track for this new delivery mechanism.
Kaspersky Lab says Trojan uses social engineering to sell fake antivirus software
By Ellen Messmer , NetworkWorld.com , 03/03/2008
If your computer gets infected with a Trojan called the “MonaRonaDona virus,” be careful with what you use to wipe it off your computer, says antimalware software provider Kaspersky Lab. MonaRonaDona is part of an elaborate scam to sell fake antivirus software, Kaspersky researchers say.
Unlike most viruses and Trojans which try to go about their evil task as invisibly as possible, the MonaDonaRona Trojan displays a broadly visibly message in front of the victim. It says, “Welcome to MonaRonaDona. I am a Virus & I am here to wreck your PC. If you observe strange behaviour with your PC, like program Windows disappearing, etc., it’s me who’s doing this.” The message claims it’s all part of a human rights protest.
The number of samples processed, reviewed and published by the clam AV’s sigmaker team reached one million. This is a great achievement for ClamAV and a sign of how our malware detection rate has greatly improved during the years.
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