Tag: ecard
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Storm attack strikes back
Cute kitten cards cover latest wave of malware. The Storm attack has returned with yet another wave of blended attacks, with links to the drive-by download sites of the initial trojan spammed out under cover of humorous kitten ecards. The ecard tactic has been a favourite of the gang behind the attack for some months…
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Fake updates and phony postcards carry malware
Microsoft patch and greetings card spams bring more trojans. Several spam runs posing as vulnerability alerts from Microsoft have been spotted in the last week, with links to supposed patches in fact leading to malware downloads. Since then, a resurgence of the trojans dubbed the ‘Storm Worm’, seeded in several waves earlier in the year,…