Bush worm! Look how he dances!
Date: May 22, 2007Source: hardwarezone.com
A Worm named 'Worm.Win32.VB.au' spreads with the help of messages written in Spanish, which says 'mira esta animacion de bush', coming from known and unknown contacts. Translated to English, it reads as, 'See this animation of Bush'. After getting into a victim’s computer, the Worm quickly sends the malicious links to all contacts present.
"Using fake and real stories about world political leaders is a tried and tested way of malware proliferation," says Rohini Sonawane, Chief Operating Officer of MicroWorld. "From death stories of Vladimir Putin, to the heart attack of Australian Prime Minister to the resurrection of Boris Yeltsin, these ploys have always triggered an instant reaction from a good number of computer users."
Most such attacks in the past were in the form of emails carrying sensational attachments. But in the case of malwares using Instant Messengers like the one in question, it’s about just one click. The best Social Engineering is when you don’t give an opportunity for the targeted user to think and instead get her to act on her reflex, adds Rohini.
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