Spammers, Scammers Jump on the Swine Flu Hype-Wagon
Spammers, Scammers Jump on the Swine Flu Hype-Wagon
Posted 04/29/2009 at 2:01pm
| by Andy Salisbury
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If you thought that the television news networks were the only ones trying to get the best out of a panic, you thought wrong. Those ever-persistent cretins that inhabit the Internet are fast at work, scheming their way to a quick buck, all thanks to the Swine Flu.
It looks like most Swine Flu related scams that have been circulating by means of email that typically contain a link to a phishing website, or have an attachment with malicious code. One such email features an Adobe PDF named “Swine influenza frequently asked questions.pdf,” according to representatives with Symantec. This PDF contains Bloodhount.Exploit.6, which is known to place InfoStealer code onto the victim’s computer.
So, aside from watching your real back, make sure to watch your virtual one as well. The Swine Flu is no joke, and neither is your personal information.
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popstop785
April 30, 2009 at 8:39am
It is rather sad when a bad event happens and people use it to exploit the innocent. We really do live in a f-ed up world today.
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