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PDF Spam Malware

A new malware-distribution scam is sending out fake order-confirmation messages with "self-extracting" attachments (EXE files) that supposedly contain PDF order summaries, but really drop a Haxdoor/Goldun (depending on what antivirus program you ask) payload that can severely compromise your computer's security, plus steal passwords, give a hacker control of your PC, and display ads. Some variants can also disable anti-virus and anti-spyware apps and firewalls.

The scary part of this scam is the fact that it is constructed in such a way that lots of users will probably fall for it. It appears to prey on the modern public's knowledge of identity theft. Users receiving this will want to open that supposed PDF attachment to see if the order is a result of identity theft and will infect their computers as a result. This could be a bad one.

A new malware-distribution scam is sending out fake order-confirmation messages with "self-extracting" attachments (EXE files) that supposedly contain PDF order summaries, but really drop a Haxdoor/Goldun (depending on what antivirus program you ask) payload that can severely compromise your computer's security, plus steal passwords, give a hacker control of your PC, and display ads. ...