Alerts
Latest Storm worm malicious campaign: US Independence Day
Date:07.04.2008
Threat Type: Malicious Web Site / Malicious Code
Websense® Security Labs™ ThreatSeeker™ Network has discovered a new Storm worm campaign emerging. To tie in with the 4th of July Independence Day celebrations in the US, we have detected a series of email subject lines around this theme to entice users into downloading a Trojan.
We have just previously seen the group behind the infamous Storm worm utilize the tried and tested 'I love you' theme and then capitalizing on the global attention around the Olympics to be held in Beijing.
Here are some samples:
Screenshot of malicious web site:
Here are a few examples of the varied subjects we have seen in this campaign:
Amazing firework 2008
America for You and Me
Celebrate Independence
Happy Fourth of July
Light up the sky
Stars and Strips forever
Super 4th!
Websense Messaging and Websense Web Security customers are protected against this attack.