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Michael Jackson Malware!
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Spammers have begun taking advantage on the public's interest in the King of Pop.
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Thursday, July 02, 2009:
F-Secure Security Response Labs has spotted a file called Michael-www.google.com.exe. This file was distributed through a site called photos-google.com and possibly also through photo-msn.org, facebook-photo.net and orkut-images.com. F-Secure suggests users do not visit these sites.
When executed, Michael-www.google.com.exe drops files called reptile.exe and winudp.exe. These are IRC bots with backdoor capability.
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The file also shows a fake error message.
Chia Wing Fei, senior manager, Security Response, F-Secure, said, "The volume of Web traffic surrounding Jackson's death became so huge that there was a tangible Web slowdown, with problems affecting major Web sites and services. Not surprisingly, spammers and malware authors have also begun taking advantage on the public's interest in the King of Pop."
Fei encourages users to use F-Secure Easy Clean to check the computer for malware infections and repair any damage they may have caused. Click here to get the free tool.
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