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Fake CNN news items malware campaign spreading rapidly

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Tagged: security, cnn, e mail, malware, social engineering, online communications, viruses and worms, cyberthreats, spyware adware and malware, dancho danchev

A currently active malware campaign taking advantage of a known social engineering tactic, namely, to entice the spammed user into clicking on a site with a fake news item in order to trick them into installing a fake Flash player (flashupdate.exe; get_flash_update.exe and watchmovie.mpg.exe), was massively spammed last night, with Continue Reading »


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