Symantec Security Response is warning users about a new, malicious computer worm that comes in the form of an e-mail with the subject line, “Here you have.” The e-mail requests the recipient to click on an embedded link that appears to be a pdf hosted on the Internet. But when the e-mail recipient clicks on the link, it instantly downloads and launches the malicious worm without the computer user’s knowledge.
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New malware uses search terms like ‘Lost’ as bait
By Wailin Wong | “Lost” fans searching for secrets of the ABC show’s final episode may be in store for a nasty surprise: An infected computer.
PandaLabs, a unit of computer security company Panda Security, said it has detected a new distribution method for a kind of malware called the MySecurityEngine fake antivirus. This malware and the way it infects a computer are not new, but the bait it uses does change according to current events and popular search terms.
