Is That Really You, Santa?
Look, here comes Santa...on his sleigh withRudolph the red-nosed reindeer and a computer. This year, he seems tohave decided to distribute free gifts through email...but with a catch.
An email that contains a link to a malicious file reportedly arrives as the following:
Subject: Seasons Greetings
Message Body:
listen up,
This Christmas, we want to show you something you will really enjoy.
This might not be fun for the whole family, but I bet you'll like it come one take 2 min and check it out.
hxxp://merrychrist[REMOVED]
If you click on the links, you will find pictures of women dressedas "Mrs. Clause" on the site and the malicious file stripshow.exe,which is a new variant of Trojan.Peacomm.D,
will be downloaded if you click on the picture.
Once it runs, you will be rewarded with malicious gifts for free!!As we have warned in the past, users are taking serious risks whenbeing enticed by free stuff available on the Internet. Always keep yourantivirus software up-to-date and follow safe computing practices.
Happy holidays!!
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