Malicious Trojan Poses As McAfee Alert
Author: Dave Lewis
Well, it appears that what was old is new again, again. There is a new
trojan that is making the rounds into your inboxes posing as a McAfee
alert. A trojan horse for the trojan horse. Sigh.
Kaspersky Labs described the mass mailing as
“unusual” because the messages attempt to spoof the email address
mcafee@europe.com.The Lafool.v infection is hidden in a Word document called ‘McAfee Inc.
Reports.doc’. The file is 80,635 bytes in size, and allegedly contains a
report about the propagation of malicious programs on the internet.
This virus is merely a VB macro that swipes the infected
users IM information and various other bits of important confidential
data. Be sure to check that your anti-virus signatures are up to date.
Tags: McAfee, Trojan, Lafool.v, Virus, Malware
