Monday, March 29, 2010

New Spain to Facebook users are invisible to most virus detection, says expert

Cyber criminals use false e-mails targeting Facebook users and transmit viruses are found only in one third of the 42 most common anti-virus at 12 hours and 18 March, according to cyber-crime investigator with the 'University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB).

"Malware comes as BredoLab. "Sometimes it is the spread of spam since May 2009," says Warner. "The UAB Spam Data Mine has noted at least eight versions of the malware Facebook BredoLab March 16.

"What use is worrying is that the latest versions of the campaign BredoLab not the last episode of the majority of the anti-virus service - are recognized and that the majority of users accidentally selecting the wrong equipment and false - attached mail to their computers are infected, "said Warner.

This new campaign of cyber-criminals have regular Internet e-mail to a wrong signal to clients of social media site Facebook. The spam e-mails ask the recipient to a new facility to log data received for Facebook, to open. Click plant makes the user's computer, which BredoLab malware.

"As soon as your computer is infected, no other cybercriminals BredoLab infected computer for malicious programs that you want, including password-stealing software, you can add a fake anti-virus software and Warner said sending spam.

Warner warned that any legitimate e-mails via client always ask me or e-mail - embedded link or attachment in his personal update your account information.

He said: "As one of the profile given to issues via a web browser and enter the place as usual." If one individual is the important message can be found on the website. Must "

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