USNAviator
05-04-11, 05:19 AM
The FBI put out a warning that the Bin Laden video is a fake and contains a virus
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation warned computer users Tuesday (http://www.fbi.gov/news/pressrel/press-releases/malicious-software-features-usama-bin-laden-links-to-ensnare-unsuspecting-computer-users) that messages claiming to include photos and videos of Osama bin Laden's death actually contain a virus that could steal personal information.
The warning comes as security companies said that they've spotted the first samples of malicious software (http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9216382/Hackers_step_up_game_spread_malware_using_Bin_Lade n_bait) disguised as photos of the dead Al Qaeda leader.
Security vendor F-Secure said Tuesday that criminals are e-mailing a password-stealing Trojan horse program called Banload to victims, and Symantec said it's seen criminals spamming victims (http://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/malware-and-phishing-attacks-flourish-following-news-osama-s-death) with links to fake "Osama dead" news articles that launch Web-based attacks on visitors.
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation warned computer users Tuesday (http://www.fbi.gov/news/pressrel/press-releases/malicious-software-features-usama-bin-laden-links-to-ensnare-unsuspecting-computer-users) that messages claiming to include photos and videos of Osama bin Laden's death actually contain a virus that could steal personal information.
The warning comes as security companies said that they've spotted the first samples of malicious software (http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9216382/Hackers_step_up_game_spread_malware_using_Bin_Lade n_bait) disguised as photos of the dead Al Qaeda leader.
Security vendor F-Secure said Tuesday that criminals are e-mailing a password-stealing Trojan horse program called Banload to victims, and Symantec said it's seen criminals spamming victims (http://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/malware-and-phishing-attacks-flourish-following-news-osama-s-death) with links to fake "Osama dead" news articles that launch Web-based attacks on visitors.