Spyware Blockers » gaza malware http://www.spywareblockers.org Sun, 21 Mar 2010 05:05:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 New Gaza Malware Detected http://www.spywareblockers.org/malware/new-gaza-malware-detected/ http://www.spywareblockers.org/malware/new-gaza-malware-detected/#comments Wed, 14 Jan 2009 11:00:39 +0000 paul http://www.spywareblockers.org/?p=46
New Gaza Malware Detected

New Gaza Malware Detected

A new malware program takes advantage of the conflict in Gaza to steal passwords. The malware comes from a fake CNN news site that unsuspecting users are being lured to with Gaza-related headlines that arrive via email. The email is embedded with a link that downloads the malware when a user clicks on it. The malware authors have no political relationship to the Gaza conflict. Instead, these hackers are simply using current events to trick users into downloading the malware.

The malicious application steals passwords for online banking sites, retail sites, email, FTP and chat programs, and forwards the information to a host in the Ukraine. The malware is a variant of other recent malware programs including fake emails that purport to be from Classmates.com, Wachovia bank and a fake Obama acceptance speech video.

Most AV Products Won’t Detect This Threat

According to test results conducted at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, only 11 of 38 anti-virus programs were able to correctly identify the malware. The identification of malware is critical in preventing infections. That’s why you need a malware detection product you can trust.

Although we’re just two weeks into the new year, 2009 promises to be extraordinary with respect to the number of malware, spyware and adware programs computer users can expect. The threat of a disastrous cyberattack is so great that this kind of activity is now considered a genuine threat to national security, and one on which the President is briefed. We use the computer to handle so many essential tasks – from shopping to banking to sending and receiving ordinary and sensitive communications – that even relatively unsophisticated tools like malware can have a serious impact.

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