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Malware Gets T.A.T.u'd
SecurityProNews
Staff Writer
2006-10-19
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Security company Sophos is reporting that an email Trojan is circulating via an attachment promising photos of the Russian school girl lesbian pop duo t.AT.u.
The attachment contains the Troj/Banito-BE Trojan horse, a Trojan developed to log keystrokes and steal information from user PCs.
The subject line reads "Photos of TATU", while the subject matter invites recipients to click on a malicious attachment promising photos and gossip about the girls in the band.
Subject line: Photos Of TATU
Message text:
Ken points out that TATU's media blitz is continuing. They're gonna be big, they are. The in-depth report includes such tidbits as Julia says: "We really love each other and the sex is phenomenal. s a thousand times better than with a man. And contrary to what others might say, we don't just talk about it. We have sex at least three times a day......"
The newest dailies and photos are in the tatu.chm.
There are three files attached, the first two of which, says Sophos, are benign jpg files. The third is a .CHM file, a compressed HTML help file promising a photo album serving as executable code for hackers to take control of infected PCs.
Sophos warns that though many companies are protected from executable files at email gateways, the .CHM file is less well known and may slip through.
"t.A.T.u are better remembered for their controversial videos and onstage antics than their music, and this Trojan exploits the still widespread interest in the sapphic school uniform-wearing pop duo's personal life, in order to log computer keystrokes, hijack users' PCs and steal information," said Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant at Sophos.
"This is just one in a long line of malware that uses celebrities to entice naive computer users, and we'd urge even the most ardent t.A.T.u. admirers to resist temptation and avoid clicking on the unsolicited attachments."
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