Monday, January 18, 2010

DO NOT CLICK LINK

UTA Today in an article warned about the proliferation of malware that
can and WILL infect your computer. The reason is that cybercrime
kits are becoming readily available, cost less than before, and are
even said to be user friendly.

The article states that "newbie cybercrooks and veterans alike
are using DIY kits to carry out phishing campaigns at an
accelerated rate, security researchers say. They've been
blasting out fake e-mail messages crafted to look like official
notices from UPS (UPS), FedEx (FDX) or the IRS; or account
updates from Vonage, Facebook or Microsoft Outlook (MSFT);
or medical alerts about the H1N1 flu virus.

The faked messages invariably ask the recipient to click on a

Web link; doing so infects the PC with a banking Trojan,

a malicious program designed to steal financial account log ons.

Often, the PC also gets turned into a "bot": The attacker silently

takes control and uses it to send out more phishing e-mail."

DO NOT CLICK ANYTHING THAT ARRIVES IN EMAIL.

GO to the site itself instead (by typing the address into your

browser itself) and see if there is any notice related to

the matter the email addressed.

I made it a rule years ago that I would never click on an attachment

or go to a link within an email. It is the

safest way to avoid an infected machine.



Find this article at:
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/computersecurity/2010-01-17-internet-scams-phishing_N.htm?csp=Tech

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