Aggressive spam email attacking users’ inboxes
By Gina on April 15, 2011 | Spam and email, spam email, rogue message, fictitious message, „Request rejected“ scam, „Request rejected“ malware, tricky email, bigus website
New spam email is circulating around the world in a cyber space. It contains rogue security program that may do collateral damage to your PC. The fictitious message reads:
Dear Sirs,
Thank you for your letter!
Unfortunately we can not confirm your request!
More information attached in document below.
Thank you
Best regards.
The subject of the email is „Request rejected“. This fake email does not give much information on what the rejection was and the sender is not very clear, that’s why it is easy fall victim to this tricky email and downloads the attached EX-38463.pdf.zip file.
However, this zip attachment contains bogus file name called EX-38463.pdf.exe which is the key to download trojan that connects to hdjfskh.net. It is rogue website which transfers malware to user’s system.
This aggressive spam email tries to trick user and by falling for it gives users bogus scam on their PC. What is more, fake AV may adjust itself to the operating system that computer victim is using: XP, Vista or Win 7. This precise malware calls itself XP Antivirus 2011 or Vista Antivirus 2011 , or Win 7 Antivirus 2011 .
If infected malware starts its scary tactics to intimidate computer user and convince they need install “registered” version of the program. However, these notifications and security alerts are counterfeit and need to be ignored.
It is highly recommended to use security software to get rid of the malware if installed. However, users are also suggested to be suspicious in any attachment and evaluate its legitimacy first because there are many spammers and scammers who only waits for someone to fall for their malicious programs.
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