Malware authors targeting web 2.0 sites

A new malware is doing the rounds of the Internet. Nothing new? Except that, this one uses some nice tricks to try and fool even the most discerning of users. The latest example of a visual social-engineering spam, this e-mail poses as a legitimate Hi5 friend request and is even spoofed to appear as if it has really been sent from the Hi5 domain.

This particular e-mail though is in Spanish. There are various malicious links embedded in the email, which if clicked on, will download a Trojan to your PC and steals confidential logins for a popular Mexican bank. AV detection of this Trojan is very low and hence it is advisable that users keep a close watch ion any such requests they may receive. While this one has only been seen in Spanish, an English version might not be very far off. With the Facebook friend request spam e-mail issue being witnessed just a month ago, it is now clear that Web 2.0 sites too are being increasingly targeted by malware authors.

Via: Websense SecurityLabs

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