Beware of Fake iPhone 5 Emails Containing Malware
Beware of Fake iPhone 5 Emails Containing Malware
Posted 10/04/2011 at 12:04pm
| by Paul Lilly
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Apple's much hyped iPhone press event has brought the Web's worst out of the woodwork (we're talking about hackers, not Apple fanyboys, in case that's not clear) who are trying to get gullible users to click on malicious links. The email appears to come from Apple and seemingly provides details about "the new Apple iPhone 5GS," and that alone is a dead giveaway that something's fishy. Apple announced the iPhone 4S today, not the iPhone 5GS.
According to security firm Sophos, the spoofed email contains links that direct users to Windows malware. Sophos detects it as Mal/Zapchas-A.
The email has been making the rounds since yesterday, and now that Apple has unveiled its next generation smartphone, don't be surprised if the creators tweak the message to reflect the iPhone 4S. As always, safe computing practices apply -- rather than click on links in emails, type the URL directly into your browser.
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bobolei
October 10, 2011 at 1:58am
is designed to convert eBooks from PDF to ePub format on Mac OS X. So Mac users can transfer ePub eBooks to iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, etc. for fantastic reading after conversion. (User Guide: Convert PDF to eBook on Mac).
* Good Preservation: Preserve text, images, columns etc.
* Conversion Modes: Batch and partial conversion modes.
* Decryption: Convert encrypted PDF eBooks to ePub format.
Danthrax66
October 04, 2011 at 6:07pm
I wish they announced the phone in that picture I would actually buy a see through phone.
Zoandar
October 04, 2011 at 1:53pm
"There had been speculation that Apple would reveal a more radical revision of the phone, an "iPhone 5." The no-show leaves room for speculation that Apple will reveal a new model in less than a year, perhaps one equipped to take advantage of Verizon's and AT&T's new high-speed data networks."
Sorry trend-whores. Come back next year.
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