Microsoft is like the Roman Catholic church — they just want to look out for my spiriitual needs.
So they sent me a “Video Madonna XXX !!!” Email.
But despite my excitement about Madonna and three X’s, I right-clicked the links, and they send me to http://89.187.49.18/madonna.avi.exe, not MSNBC.com.
And that looks like a .exe file. Which would look like a processes. Which would look like a program.
Which could be a Trojan?
Goddammit.
From: (YOUR EMAIL@YOU.co.uk)
Subject: /small> msnbc.com - BREAKING NEWS: Unemployed To Be Used For Soup
Reply-To: (YOUR EMAIL@YOU.co.uk)
Scandal Video
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Backdoors are spyware and malware that enter your system secretly, through your PC’s “backdoor”. Worms and Trojans most frequently use your computer’s backdoor to sneak in and steal your information, and maybe leave some more malware as an early birthday gift (yeah, thanks). Sound like “Video Madonna XXX !!!” Email?
