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Parking ticket leads to a virus | Parking ticket leads to a virus |
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Hackers have discovered a new way of duping users onto fraudulent websites: fake parking tickets. | Hackers have discovered a new way of duping users onto fraudulent websites: fake parking tickets. |
Cars in the US had traffic violation tickets placed on the windscreen, which then directed users to a website. | Cars in the US had traffic violation tickets placed on the windscreen, which then directed users to a website. |
The website claimed to have photos of the alleged parking violation, but then tricks users into downloading a virus. | The website claimed to have photos of the alleged parking violation, but then tricks users into downloading a virus. |
Anti-virus firm McAfee says the Vundo Trojan then gets users to install a fake anti-virus scanner. | Anti-virus firm McAfee says the Vundo Trojan then gets users to install a fake anti-virus scanner. |
Vehicles in Grand Forks, North Dakota, were the targets for this new type of fraud. | |
Drivers found the following message on the yellow ticket on their windscreen: "PARKING VIOLATION This vehicle is in violation of standard parking regulations". | Drivers found the following message on the yellow ticket on their windscreen: "PARKING VIOLATION This vehicle is in violation of standard parking regulations". |
The ticket then instructed drivers to visit a website, where drivers could "view pictures with information about your parking preferences".The website instructed users to download a tool bar containing a virus | The ticket then instructed drivers to visit a website, where drivers could "view pictures with information about your parking preferences".The website instructed users to download a tool bar containing a virus |
According to internet security watchdog The SANS Institute, the website then had photos of cars in various car parks around Grand Forks and instructed users to download a tool bar to find photos of their own vehicle. | According to internet security watchdog The SANS Institute, the website then had photos of cars in various car parks around Grand Forks and instructed users to download a tool bar to find photos of their own vehicle. |
But the tool bar was actually an executable file which installed a Trojan virus that then displayed a fake security alert when the PC was rebooted. The fake alert then prompted the user to install fake anti-virus software. | But the tool bar was actually an executable file which installed a Trojan virus that then displayed a fake security alert when the PC was rebooted. The fake alert then prompted the user to install fake anti-virus software. |
Writing on the SANS blog, anti-virus analyst Lenny Zeltser ran through the different stages of infection. | Writing on the SANS blog, anti-virus analyst Lenny Zeltser ran through the different stages of infection. |
"The initial program installed itself as a browser helper object (BHO) for Internet Explorer that downloaded a component from childhe.com and attempted to trick the victim into installing a fake anti-virus scanner from bestantispyware securityscan.com and protectionsoft warecheck.com," he explained. | "The initial program installed itself as a browser helper object (BHO) for Internet Explorer that downloaded a component from childhe.com and attempted to trick the victim into installing a fake anti-virus scanner from bestantispyware securityscan.com and protectionsoft warecheck.com," he explained. |
It is thought this is the first time fraudsters had used real world solutions to try and trick users, although Mr Zeltser warned that it would not be the last. | It is thought this is the first time fraudsters had used real world solutions to try and trick users, although Mr Zeltser warned that it would not be the last. |
"Attackers continue to come up with creative ways of tricking potential victims into installing malicious software. | "Attackers continue to come up with creative ways of tricking potential victims into installing malicious software. |
"Merging physical and virtual worlds via objects that point to websites is one way to do this. I imagine we'll be seeing such approaches more often." | "Merging physical and virtual worlds via objects that point to websites is one way to do this. I imagine we'll be seeing such approaches more often." |
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