Blow online related to the accident, the plane TAM already circulating on the Internet
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Published on July 18, 2007 at 16h13
Updated on July 18, 2007 at 18h27 Sao Paulo - Attackers are taking advantage of the accident with the plane of TAM to conduct online crimes. Blow-de-installs Trojan horses in the machine of the victim.
You are circulating the internet an email false on the accident of Flight 3054 from the TAM that installs a trojan horse of the machine user.
The email with the title "Information TAM - 21h (17/07/2007)", is sent by the sender "ouvidoria@tam.com.br. The body of the email contains information already disclosed in the press, as the number of former crew (170), telephone available for the victims of false and telephone advice of the press of TAM.
At the end of the e-mail reads is the message: "Click here to watch the video recorded by the internal circuitry of infraero." The link actually installs a trojan horse-of-the machine user, which serves to install another malware to steal passwords. The malware is downloaded ''Banload.cdl''. According to the Kaspersky Banload.cdl is a malware used to download other malware, as a ''keylogger'' used to steal passwords.
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We must be careful, because in a report sent by analyst security of networks, Roger Denny, many antivirus failed to detect the malware.
The Websense also conducted the test and identified the existence of malware, a trojan download and one for theft of passwords. A note on the action of crackers was published, in order to warn users.