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Computer Related => Security => Topic started by: ZWarrior on August 09, 2008, 10:34:25 PM
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There is an email that is passing around that says it is from CNN Alerts, but is actually a virus. The links in the email will cause you to open a page that will inject a virus into your system. They use a scrape of the current days news headlines from CNN, and the Full Story link is the only link that is modified. Very sneaky, but VERY dangerous.
Alert Name: My Custom Alert
North Korea's nuke aimed at Washington discovered.
Fri, 8 Aug 2008 09:58:48 -0500
FULL STORY
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Here are the headers:
Return-path: <magadale1973@edgaronline.com>
Envelope-to: my email address
Delivery-date: Fri, 08 Aug 2008 09:58:45 -0500
Received: from mail.temco1.com ([74.93.78.170])
by mexico.nswebhost.com with esmtp (Exim 4.69)
(envelope-from <magadale1973@edgaronline.com>)
id 1KRTQT-0003nL-H3
for my email address; Fri, 08 Aug 2008 09:58:45 -0500
From: CNN Alerts <magadale1973@edgaronline.com>
Reply-To: magadale1973@edgaronline.com
To: my email address
Subject: CNN Alerts: My Custom Alert
MIME-version: 1.0
Content-Type: TEXT/HTML; charset=US-ASCII
X-ClamAntiVirus-Scanner: This mail is clean
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Saw your post last night and I just got this email this morning. Figured its the same thing, just different story.
CNN Alerts: My Custom Alert
Sunday, August 10, 2008 4:34 AM
From:
"CNN Alerts" <anioju_1990@putnam.com>
Your E-Mail Alerts
Alert Name: My Custom Alert
Actor Freeman 'in divorce action'
Sun, 10 Aug 2008 12:34:53 +0300
FULL STORY
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Yep, they scrape the headlines everyday.