Hi folks,
Antivirus firms are warning of a truly nasty phishing ( means a scam based
on fooling you into thinking you are going to one safe Site and taking you
to another to take you details/money) scheme filling inboxes in South
America. Unlike the more familiar emails which attempt to trick people into
filling out their bank log-in information on a scammer's site, ***** this
new virus doesn't require the victim to so much as open the email. ******
If the targeted computer has not been updated with security patches, the
virus will exploit an ActiveX control to run a script. The script will
rewrite the computer's HOSTS file, causing all connections to certain banks
to be redirected to the scammer's site. Unfortunately, since Outlook and
Outlook Express enable the preview pane by default, all you have to do is
click the email for it to launch the script. You don't even have to open
it. Just attempting to delete the email may cause it to be activated.
There will be no protection against this one when it hits the US and
Europe if you are using INTERNET EXPLORER OR OUTLOOK OR OUTLOOK EXPRESS.
It is so well done................ and this is only Version .9 a TEST Run
one!
Please people go get Opera for your Browser - even your mail, or get Eudora
for mail. Your Firewall or Antivirus won't even see it coming!
Himagain
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