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TrendLabs | Malware Blog - by Trend Microhttp://feeds.trendmicro.com/~r/Anti-MalwareBlog/~3/313732272/ [TrendLabs | Malware Blog - by Trend Micro] Trend Micro Content Security recently came across an all-in-one attack that involves a fake postcard, a phishing site and of course, a malware. A fake postcard launcher was found pretending to be Gusanito, one of the most popular .

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TrendLabs | Malware Blog - by Trend Microhttp://blog.trendmicro.com/fake-postcards-send-malware-greetings/ [TrendLabs | Malware Blog - by Trend Micro] Fake Postcards Send Malware Greetings: Trend Micro Content Security recently came across an all-in-one attack that involves a fake postcard, a phishing site and of course, a malware.

Evilcodecave's Webloghttp://evilcodecave.wordpress.com/2007/12/30/malware-the-phishing-storm-of-2008/ [Evilcodecave's Weblog] [Malware] The Phishing Storm of 2008: Obviously 90% of Frauds comes from fake Websitesin topic with the current Holidays, such as Christmas Gifts, E-Card / Postcard Online services. In the last days for example I’ve founded two phishing E-Card WebSites:

TrendLabs | Malware Blog - by Trend Microhttp://blog.trendmicro.com/july-malware-roundup/ [TrendLabs | Malware Blog - by Trend Micro] July Malware Roundup: It is known to employ a phishing technique by redirecting the user’s browser to a fake iPhone purchase site. WORM_HAIRY.A. This worm capitalized on the popularity of Harry Potter and some related events that happened in July, ...

TechNet Blogshttp://blogs.technet.com/markrussinovich/archive/2007/04/09/741440.aspx [TechNet Blogs] Botnets by Email: I make no effort to hide my email address, which means that I know the instant a new email-based virus, phishing attack, or penny-stock-pumping scam launches when my inbox floods. Most such emails are easy to distinguish from legitimate emails because of their lack of personalization, poor grammar, or low-quality images that attempt to foil spam filters.

computerhttp://co1e.ttneo.com/Hong-Kong-E-Card-Trojan/ [computer] Hong Kong E-Card Trojan: Last week, it was fake Father’s Day email. Today I received an e-card invitation from a Hong Kong email address - Subject: You’ve received a postcard from a family member. Now, several friends of mine live in Hong Kong, including Phil ...

Life For Renthttp://sillypore.com/diary/?p=861 [Life For Rent] Information Security Awareness: Bait: As we approach the end of summer 2007, these email phishing scams are fewer in number, but are still going strong. Remember that banks, credit unions, Pay-Pal, and eBay never send out emails asking account holders and members to provide or verify personal information.

McAfee Avert Labs[McAfee Avert Labs] I am not against virtual postcards, but”¦: If it was just the spammers, we could understand, since they live to do that, but today I got an email from my bank, stating that I could start to send Christmas and New Years virtual cards through their website! I immediately thought that it was a phishing scam, so I decided to check the link.

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