Malware Targeted Against Pro-Tibet Groups

Chess piecesA new malware infected email is being sent to people on Pro-Tibet mailing lists. This is an example of a targeted attack whereby a particular group of people are the intended recipients of the malware, and in this case politically motivated.

F-Secure have investigated the malware and have concluded that it originates from China. It carries a PDF file that installs a key-logger on a recipient’s computer. The key-logger sends all of the user’s key strokes to a server located in China.

To recognise the malicious email look for the following:

The Hague, 17 March 2008 - The Presidency of the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO), led by President Mr Ledum Mitee, expresses its solidarity on behalf of all UNPO Members with the people of Tibet in this period of extreme tensioni and reiterates its support for their decades-long nonviolent campaign against Chinese suppression.

If you receive this email or others like it, delete it.

According to F-Secure there are other similar emails that are also part of the targeted attack and may contain any of the following attachments:

For more information see here.

28 March, 2008 | Filed Under Malware, News/Media, Security 

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