The original image-based spam embedded images in email messages, however it’s even simpler, and easier to fool anti-spam engines, to embed references to images in the HTML code of a message. What this means is that the source code of the message will pull an image from a remote server, assuming the reader is connected [...]
A new, massive outbreak of Russian postcard spam is underway, similar to the previous outbreak I wrote about a few weeks back. We know why spammers were sending Valentines’ spam this past week, but why Russian postcards? I checked with one of our resident experts, and it turns out that in less than a week, [...]
It was a given that malware writers would roll out a new Valentine’s Day campaign, with the holiday of love just two days away. But who knew that they could be such creative artists with the pictures they choose to deliver their malicious software? OK, they probably stole the valentine’s pics from a legitimate site, [...]
Here’s a cute one our Detection Center just sent over - a traditional 419 scam in the guise of a lottery prize, sent from a scammer pretending to be… none other than Yahoo/MSN. Haven’t they heard that the deal isn’t finalized yet?!
A message promising Paris Hilton topless includes a hyperlink that appears innocent - the words “download it now” link to a page that begins http://www.google.com/pagead/iclk?sa=l&ai=trailhead&num=69803&adurl=http://…
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The site automatically downloads a Trojan malware called “trailer.exe”. Nothing new under the sun….
Just in case you thought PDF spam was done for, spammers have brought it back within the last few weeks. Here is a sample Commtouch’s detection center brought to my attention:
and here’s a screenshot of the attached PDF:
What I love is the Bayesian poisoning text at the bottom of the PDF, to try to fool [...]
