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Information Technology News Fake Skype web site purveys malware
Information Technology News Fake Skype web site purveys malware | Fake Skype web site purveys malware |
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| Written by Stan Beer | |
| Wednesday, 09 August 2006 | |
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The body of the email encourages users to download the Skype application by clicking on an enclosed link. Upon clicking the link, users are taken to a site that appears to be the Turkish version of the Skype Web site to download the application. The fake Skype Web site contains a malicious file, skypekur.exe, which when executed, installs multiple password recovery tools that extract passwords from IM applications, email clients, and FTP programs on an infected user’s machine. Passwords, once extracted, are then sent back to the email’s originator, thus compromising users’ privacy.{moscomment}
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