This weekend we have seen several spam messages sent in order to infect users with a new Trojan. It is being distributed as if it were an Internet Explorer 7.0 Beta update. This message is sent from a faked address, admin@microsoft.com, and the subject is “Internet Explorer 7.0 Beta”. Once you open the message, you see the following picture:
If you click on the image, a file named update.exe will be downloaded, which is the Trojan itself (detected as Trj/Spammer.AAO).
Panda Security specializes in the development of endpoint security products and is part of the WatchGuard portfolio of IT security solutions. Initially focused on the development of antivirus software, the company has since expanded its line of business to advanced cyber-security services with technology for preventing cyber-crime.
