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July 4th spam campaign

Fri 03 Jul 2009 08:02:14 AM UTC — Deborah S.

fireworksESET security researchers are warning people of a massive spam campaign related to fireworks and Independence Day that will be used this holiday weekend to trick people into visiting malicious websites. The Waledac botnet, estimated at tens of thousands of infected computers, are expected to send out links to videos of Independence Day fireworks which hide new copies of Waledac malware. ESET says that many antivirus programs do not detect this type of viruses, so, as always, do not open any links in unsolicited email. Read the report.

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    • Creastery on Fri 03 Jul 2009
    • 08:55:57 AM UTC

    Nice stuff

    Oh thanks for the warning...haven't got a email though...
    Maybe I added a lot of filters...LOL

    Thank you and best regards,

    Creastery
    Developer of TechAirlines

    I have currently retired from WOT.
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    • The Big Bin on Fri 03 Jul 2009
    • 09:05:45 AM UTC

    -

    mmm, which antivirus programmes detect it?
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    • ErorGen886 on Fri 03 Jul 2009
    • 03:30:29 PM UTC

    Relations

    I, A,M, T,H,E, L,U,C,O,Z,A,D,E, G,U,Y,
    THE WALEDAC BOTNET IS ASSOCIATED WITH CONFIKER OTHER NAMES DOWNANUP AND KIDO AT KIDO F IT INSTALLS WALEDAC AND SPY PROTECT 2009!
  4. User picture
    • raemybeatrice on Fri 03 Jul 2009
    • 04:12:57 PM UTC

    general feeling

    im finish
  5. User picture
    • Tech911 on Sat 04 Jul 2009
    • 07:09:38 AM UTC

    COMODO

    Does Comodo detect it? :) or SUPERantispyware , Malwarebytes' Antimalware?
  6. User picture
    • amad lie on Sat 04 Jul 2009
    • 12:56:31 PM UTC

    BEWARE

    IF YOU GOT EMAIL LIKE THAT DON'T OPENED IT.
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    • Kovich on Sat 04 Jul 2009
    • 08:49:00 PM UTC

    I use Comodo and that seems

    I use Comodo and that seems to do a great job. I used to use McAfee. Either way, you should never open links in e-mail. It's too dangerous. It's sad that people are using the 4th of a July as a cover for infecting computers. http://www.puretalkforum.com

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    • emar on Sun 05 Jul 2009
    • 01:04:54 AM UTC

    Thanks for the warning.

    Thanks for the warning. Appreciate it very much!

    Here to learn...
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    • shishir123456 on Sun 05 Jul 2009
    • 01:22:45 PM UTC

    Thanks for the warning

    Hey what antivirus packagesdo not detect it?
  10. User picture
    • AL_HAITHAM on Sun 05 Jul 2009
    • 10:44:15 PM UTC

    mma4.mam9.com

    mma4.mam9.com
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    • pankaj786 on Thu 09 Jul 2009
    • 05:53:06 AM UTC

    thanx 4 the warning.

    thanx 4 the warning.