Malware Campaign Uses Obama’s Name

The polls have been closed for less than 24 hours, and already hackers are launching a new malware campaign. Using the president-elect’s name to draw people in, the e-mail messages contain subject lines such as "Obama win preferred in world poll" and claims to be from [email protected]. After the message is opened, there is a link that purports to take the user to news about the new president. Once the link is clicked, the user is prompted to download Adobe Flash 9 to view a video of Obama president making a speech. If the bogus Adobe Flash player is downloaded, a malicious Trojan horse infects the computer.

By Casey Mayville

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