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| 11 July 2008 |
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A new malware attack has been identified which tries to trick users into downloading and installing malicious software via a spoof news report of a US army strike against Iran. The spam messages, identified by IT security firm BitDefender, use a simple top banner with text outlining the 'attack' and a false picture of YouTube player inviting users to download the affected software. Andra Miloiu, spam analyst at the company, said when the movie player is clicked on it presents a 'save image as' option. "The new spam wave relies on computer users' curiosity regarding the conflict between the United States and Iran," she added "Users are redirected to a fake news website, where they are shown a larger, inciting description accompanied by a movie player." Earlier this week, Ben Camm-Jones, news editor of Web-User magazine, claimed malware is currently the biggest threat to global online security, as large numbers of cybercriminals are now able to hack into legitimate websites. ![]() |
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