New FedEx Delivery trojan confirmed
A new trojan hidden in what looks like a legitimate message from the logistics company FedEx has been detected.
The email informs recipients of a delivery failure and instructs them to download and print out an invoice copy to collect their package. Once opened, the attachment installs a trojan that changes the wallpaper and allows remote hackers to take control of the infected computer.
Infected computers could then directed to send spam, host spyware and install key loggers to discretely steal personal and confidential information. IronPort’s Virus Outbreak Filters (VOF) identified and provided protection against the threat 40 hours before other major anti-virus vendors. The company was acquired by Cisco last year in an $830 million agreement that saw it tap into the antipam and messaging compliance market.
