iPod spam carries trojan
Fake sales invoice includes downloader.
A new spam campaign claiming to be information on an order for a new iPod is accompanied by a trojan which, when
run, attempts to download more malware to the victim machine.
The spam states a purchase of a new music player has been made at Yahoo Shopping, and is due to be shipped
by FedEx. It goes on to instruct recipients to check in the attached zip file for further details. When the
self-extractor is run, the trojan is unleashed. Poor spelling and sloppy design, as well as not having ordered an
iPod, should tip off readers that the email is suspicious.
Detection for the new Trojan, variously called 'Dowdec'and 'Goldun', is being updated by AV companies.
30 August 2006
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