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Malware site spoofs IE7 release
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October 18, 2006 | Comments: (0)
Malware site spoofs IE7 release
A spoofed e-mail (from support@microsoft.com) is directing people to a malicious Web site promising a download of Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 RC1, The Register reports.
Prospective marks visit a spoof website that looks similar to Microsoft's legitimate download page for IE 7 RC1. But instead of all that Microsoft goodness, surfers visit a site loaded with Trojan downloader codes which attempt to exploit browser vulnerabilities to download malware onto their machines.
The social engineering in this one is simple, but effective: RC1 was released recently.
The Register's report also notes...
A Firefox fan has registered the domain IE7.com, on which he's plastered the logo for the alternative browser software. This site, unlike the spoof IE7 download site, is safe to visit.
Posted by Mike Barton on October 18, 2006 10:36 AM
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