Today is an exciting and historical day in the United States (and the World). In just a few hours we inaugurate an African American man, Barrack Obama, as our 44th president. The nation feels a surge of hope, believing that the new administration will begin to correct some of the woes currently afflicting our country. Leave it to a few despicable malware authors to corrupt that hope, and twist it toward their ill-conceived purposes.
According to a ComputerWorld article, attackers have setup fake Obama/Biden campaign web sites, hoping to lure victims to a malicious drive-by download site. A blogger at MX Logix first noticed this attack. It arrives as spam email with Obama related subject lines. The subjects suggest that Obama has decided to decline the presidency. Some subject examples include:
- Barack Obama abandoned sinking ship
- Who will be our president now?
- Obama doesn't wany anymore to be a president (The misspelling is the attackers, not mine)
It still never fails to amaze me how low these attackers will stoop to infect new victims. While I encourage you to celebrate Obama's historical inauguration, be careful where you go while doing so. That seemingly innocuous Obama web site could add you as a drone in another botnet army.
Corey Nachreiner, CISSP and Senior Network Security Analyst, is a computer security geek! He has ten years professional experience in the security industry, but first started exploring hacking when BBSs were still popular. When not uncovering the next big network threat, Corey tinkers with high tech gadgets, plays video games, and enjoys family life.
Scott Pinzon, CISSP and Information Security Analyst, has nearly 20 years of experience explaining high-tech products for clients both large (Weyerhaeuser IT) and small (Seattle's first cash machine network). He is the host of the network security podcast,
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