Waledac worm targeting July 4 spam offensive

**MIG-31** · Jul 2, 2009, 08:48 PM

The Waledac worm is gearing up for a spam campaign related to the July 4 holiday, a security researcher warned on Thursday.

Researchers analyzing the code of the worm, which has been deploying updates to previously compromised PCs, have discovered that at least 18 domain names have been registered related to fireworks and Independence Day that will be used to trick people into visiting a malicious Web site, said Pierre-Marc Bureau, a senior researcher at antivirus vendor ESET.
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Source: C|Net

Jul 2, 2009, 08:48 PM	#1
MIG-31 HardwareHeaven News Mod Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 56,702 Rep Power: 460 System Specs	Waledac worm targeting July 4 spam offensive The Waledac worm is gearing up for a spam campaign related to the July 4 holiday, a security researcher warned on Thursday. Researchers analyzing the code of the worm, which has been deploying updates to previously compromised PCs, have discovered that at least 18 domain names have been registered related to fireworks and Independence Day that will be used to trick people into visiting a malicious Web site, said Pierre-Marc Bureau, a senior researcher at antivirus vendor ESET. ____________ Source: C\|Net __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here