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Malware Attack Riding Coattails Of Obama Win
According to Sophos, this malware may have reached as much as 80% of all of the malicious spam that flowed through Sophos Labs today. According to the company, targeted users first get a spam e-mail proclaiming the Obama win, and it asks users to visit a bogus election results Web site. Users are then asked to download what looks to be a movie to watch Obama's "amazing speech." Instead of a video of Obama's speech in Chicago last night, visitors are instead infected with a Trojan horse/backdoor which can be remotely controlled by the attacker. In an e-mail to InformationWeek, a Sophos spokesperson also noted that the malware: • Contains rootkit technology to conceal itself It submits the information it needs to a Web server located in Kiev, Ukraine. Sophos has more information here, on its research blog. « Google Do-Gooder: Brilliant | Main | John Doerr On Everything » |
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