Malware Targets Macs and PC’s Alike
Security company Sophos has Internet users on the alert for booby-trapped websites. Sophos has identified two new malware attacks that target Mac OSX with the malware OSX/Jahlav-C and OSX/Tored-Fam. Mac users visiting a rigged site receive a pop-up message that indicates a "Video ActiveX Object" needs to be installed. Users who follow the instructions end up with an infected Mac. Windows users are equally vulnerable. The booby trap identifies visitors’ operating systems (whether the web browser is running on Mac OS X or Windows) and implants malware specifically designed for PC’s.
More information: http://www.spamfighter.com/News-12607-Sophos-Identified-Porn-Site-Malware-Targeting-Mac-Users.htm
Phony Anti-Virus Program Takes Aim at Microsoft’s MSRT
Security researchers at Computer Associates are warning about a newly unleashed fake anti-virus program that pretends to be Microsoft’s MSRT (Malicious Software Removal Tool). A fake anti-virus planted on a user’s computer displays a message that says that Microsoft's MSRT has been installed and the user needs to click on the message so that the scanning process can start. Pressing the "Finish" button causes another window named "OEM Purchase Center" to appear that offers lifelong licenses at discounted prices for products like McAfee Total Protection 2009, Norton SystemWorks 2009, Norton Internet Security 2009, and Norton 360. The "licenses" are not genuine. When users try to cancel out of the window, another bogus warning will display insisting that they purchase a license in order to protect their computers.
More information: http://www.spamfighter.com/News-12609-Phony-Antivirus-Poses-as-Microsoft-MSRT.htm
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