Virus alert

[Guest guest]

That is me, but I got an email from me too with a virus. I don't send myself emails. I know there is one out there that does this. Trust me, all my posts are scanned before they are sent out, and I don't send mail to myself.

[Guest guest]

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Obama Acceptance Speech

Virus: "Obama Acceptance Speech" or "Amazing Speech by Obama"

REAL VIRUS

Examples:

[Collected via e-mail, November, 2008]

It has recently been brought to our attention that some scam emails are

being propagated with a subject line of any of the following. Please do

not open any of these messages, simply delete them.

McCane dies of heart attack Amazing speech by Obama

Election Center 2008: Primary Results

World Welcomes Obama's Win

Barack Obama in Danger - McCain will fight for president post

These email messages may appear to be from legitimate news sources,

and will try to lure you into clicking on a link that will direct you

to a malicious web site, or opening an infected video clip or

attachment.

[Collected via e-mail, December, 2008]

This email came from a source at the Secret Service, so please be aware of any mails with the subject line below.

THERE IS AN EMAIL WITH SUBJECT LINE OBAMA ACCEPTANCE SPEECH FLOATING AROUND WITH A TROJAN HORSE ATTACHMENT.

DO NOT OPEN FOR ANY REASON. DELETE IMMEDIATELY.

THE TROJAN STEALS ALL PASSWORDS AND USER IDS.

SPREAD THE WORD.

Do not open ("Obama Acceptance Speech").

Origins: Messages purporting to

offer links to news sites or videos with information about a current

news event of great importance have long been used as successful virus

lures, and the U.S. presidential election of November 2008 offered another prime opportunity for a renewed flood of

malware-spreading spam. Carrying subject lines advertising news such as

"McCane dies of heart attack" (sic) or "Amazing speech by Obama," this

crop of messages appeared to originate with legitimate news sources and

offered recipients links to view a video of President-Elect Barack

Obama's post-election speech:

Barack Obama Elected 44th President of United States

Barack Obama, unknown to most Americans just four years ago, will become the 44th president and the first African-American president of the United States.

Watch His amazing speech at November 5!

Proceed to the election results news page

2008 American Government Official Website

Another variant offers to show the reader a video relating to

President-Elect Obama's being unseated by a challenge from McCain:

McCain Lawyer Impeach Obama!

McCain has reached an agreement with the Obama lawyers that makes Obama resignation effective November 11. Barack Obama can lost President's Chair. McCain video report 7 November:

Proceed to the election results news page

Another variant purports to offer a link to a video of Barack Obama's post-election acceptance speech. All of the enclosed links actually direct recipients to a

malicious web site that tries to trick users into downloading malware

under the guise of offering an updated version of Adobe Flash.

Last updated: 11 December 2008

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