Banking Trojan Dyreza sends 30,000 malicious emails in one day

A massive spam wave is installing banking Trojan Dyreza on tens of thousands of computers to steal sensitive financial data from unsuspecting customers.

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30,000 malicious emails were sent in just one day from spam servers in the UK, France, Turkey, US and Russia.

Read the article to learn more about server-side polymorphism.

Fraudsters in my Mailbox; Get the Hell Out

The following was in my mail box this morning along with a lopsided logo of ATT. I wish I could hang these people up a tree. Some people will actually respond to this bogus request. I get a petty steady stream of these from a variety of locations. Do they really think a logical person will just send off their name and password . . . and what does "occupation" have to do with doing business with ATT.  O boy.
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Dear Sir/Ma,

Due to the congestion in all users and removal of all unused Accounts,We would be shutting down all unused accounts,You will have to confirm your E-mail by filling out your Login Info below after clicking the reply button, or your account will be suspended within 24 hours for security reasons.

User Name:
Password:
Date Of Birth:
Occupation:
Country Or Territory:

After Following the instructions in the sheet,your account will not be interrupted and will continue as normal.

Copyright © 2011 At&t Inc. All rights reserved
At&t Customer Care
Case number: 8941624
Property: Account Security

How To Stop Receiving Spam from Your Friends & Family

The following is an e-mail which you can send to friends and family asking that they stop sending spam type e-mail . . . all done anonymously.

Hi,

One of your friends has sent you this message from StopForwarding.Us, the website that allows individuals to politely and anonymously email their friends and ask that they stop the habit of sending forwarded emails or FWDs.Please do not forward chain letters, urban legends, potentially offensive jokes, videos or photos without being asked or first receiving permission.

If you find something that you want to pass on and you genuinely think the recipient will enjoy it then forward it to that person only (not in an email blast to all your friends and family) and include a personal note about why you enjoyed it and why you think they will too. Avoid sending forwards to friends or relatives that you've grown distant with. It can be frustrating for the recipient when the only correspondence he or she has with someone is via impersonal, unwanted email.

For more tips on email etiquette, visit www.StopForwarding.Us

Thank you,

A Friend (via www.StopForwarding.Us )