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Deceptive Jacko, Oil And Bin Laden Spam
Chris Crum
Staff Writer
2006-06-16
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Michael Jackson has not committed suicide regardless of what some malicious spam messages will tell you.
Sure this is a good way to get your attention and maybe get you to open an email, precisely the bad guys' goal. Some say Jacko has killed himself, others say that Osama Bin Laden is dead or that George W. Bush and Tony Blair are involved with oil conspiracies - things that many people may find interesting enough to take the bait.
Such emails unfortunately offer Trojan Horses instead of information related to the subject line. Sophos shares an example of a body to one of these emails that contains the Troj/Stinx-W Trojan Horse:
Dear colleagues and friends
We are circulating an attachment proving the major oil companies are working closely with certain politicians (as can be seen in the attached photo) to keep petrol prices at an all time high.
After a year of rising prices it is the public that are now bearing the cost of the fall out in the Middle East. Do you think this is fair? Bush and Blair can be seen shaking hands with the president of BP and Texaco after a hush hush meeting. The attached article shows that Bush and Blair know that high petrol prices drives Barrel prices up-words and so in turn increases the value of stockpiled oil. This is hiding the costs of the recent and on-going troubles in the Middle East and is a ploy to keep the current Governments confidence rating high in the public eye.
Do not be fooled by figures!
Regards,
Steve Grey
Editor
www.petrolprices.com
Please forward this on to anyone you think may be interested.
"Launching the attached file will not show you any evidence of politicans conspiring with oil companies, but instead open a gaping hole in the security of your PC," said Sophos senior technology consultant Graham Cluley.
"Hackers are exploiting the public's interest in politics and breaking news to spread malware," added Cluley. "Anyone unfortunate enough to run this program is running the risk of allowing hackers to gain access to their computer to spy, steal and cause havoc."
Michael Jackson is involved in another lawsuit though.
Tags: trojan horse, spam, michael jackson
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About the Author:
Chris Crum is a staff writer for SecurityProNews and WebProNews.
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