Trojan virus with news
headline<http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/obamaspeech.asp>
Virus: "Obama Acceptance Speech" or "Amazing Speech by Obama"
REAL VIRUS
Examples:
[Collected via e-mail, November, 2008]
It has recently been brought to our attention that some scam emails are
being propagated with a subject line of any of the following. Please do not
open any of these messages, simply delete them.
McCane dies of heart attack
Amazing speech by Obama
Election Center 2008: Primary Results
World Welcomes Obama's Win
Barack Obama in Danger - McCain will fight for president post
These email messages may appear to be from legitimate news sources, and will
try to lure you into clicking on a link that will direct you to a malicious
web site, or opening an infected video clip or attachment.
[Collected via e-mail, December, 2008]
This email came from a source at the Secret Service, so please be aware of
any mails with the subject line below.
THERE IS AN EMAIL WITH SUBJECT LINE OBAMA ACCEPTANCE SPEECH FLOATING AROUND
WITH A TROJAN HORSE ATTACHMENT.
DO NOT OPEN FOR ANY REASON. DELETE IMMEDIATELY.
THE TROJAN STEALS ALL PASSWORDS AND USER IDS.
SPREAD THE WORD.
Do not open ("Obama Acceptance Speech").
Origins: Messages purporting to offer links to news sites or videos with
information about a current news event of great importance have long been
used as successful virus lures, and the U.S. presidential election of
November 2008 offered another prime opportunity for a renewed flood of
malware-spreading spam. Carrying subject lines advertising news such as the
following, this crop of messages appeared to originate with legitimate news
sources and offered recipients links to view a video of President-Elect
Barack Obama's post-election speech:
* A new president, a new congress ...
* Barack Obama wins
* Can Obama win popular vote but lose election?
* Did Obama Win Yet?
* Election 2008: Time lapse of U.S. counties
* Election Center 2008 - Election Results
* Election Night Results
* Fear of a Black President
* New president's
* Obama win an Electoral College majority
* Obama win Defined by Race
* Obama win preferred in world poll
* Obama win sets stage for showdown
* Obama Wouldnt Be First Black President
* Obama's Win Reshapes the Race
* Priorities for the New President - TIME
* The new President's cabinet?
* USA Election 2008 Results
* Will American Voters Elect a Black President
* World Welcomes Obama's Win
The enclosed video links direct recipients to a malicious web site that
tries to trick users into downloading a file (Adobe_flash9.exe) purportedly
offering an updated version of Adobe Flash but actually harboring
password-stealing malware.
http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/obamaspeech.asp
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