Security news25 May 2007
Shiver me timbers! It's a pirate Trojan Hackers exploit interest in the movie Pirates of the Caribbean 3
Computer security researchers at SophosLabs™ are warning computer users about a widely-spammed out email teaser promising a trailer of the film "Pirates of the Caribbean 3" - and the chance of free tickets if you are in North America or Europe.
Rather than a trailer for the blockbuster movie starring Johnny Depp, Keira Knightley and Orlando Bloom, however, the Troj/Yar-A Trojan horse is attached to the email.
The email claims to offer free tickets and a trailer of the movie 'Pirates of the Caribbean 3: At World's End'.
"Of course, there are no tickets," warns Paul Ducklin, Head of Technology, Asia Pacific, at Sophos. "And there is no film trailer - just a malicious program which tries to download further malware from the internet. Remember: if an email sounds too good to be true, then you can safely assume that it isn't true."
Ducklin reminds users that there is an easy solution to the risks posed by unknown or unlikely emails: "Don't try, don't buy, don't click, don't reply!"
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