Trojan loose on MySpace
Hacked MySpace Page Disguises Trojan as Update:
Some hacked MySpaces are now carrying a Trojan known as TFactory. Here’s what you have to look out for.
Web surfers are presented with what appears to be a popup window advising them to download the latest version of Microsoft’s Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool, which was just released this Tuesday. This software is distributed by Microsoft to help Windows users rid their systems of malware.
In reality, the popup window is just part of a larger image that takes up most of the computer screen. If the user clicks anywhere on this image, his computer will then begin to download the Trojan program.
The Trojan, known as TFactory, is a well-known piece of code that has been used by criminals for well over a year, according to Dave Marcus, a security research manager with McAfee.
First of all you should be using a browser with a built in popup blocker like Firefox or Opera.
If you do get the popup for the love all that is holy DON’T CLICK ON IT!!!
If you did click on it any decent virus program should be able to remove it.
Thanks to Bay for the tip.
Tags: mysapce, tfactory, trojan
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