
As part of our ongoing security education, we are providing the following information:
Please be advised that there is an e-mail circulating that claims to be a
complaint from the Better Business Bureau (BBB). Users infect their PCs
after clicking on a link in the body of this e-mail which will download a
trojan horse known as "Iwebho." The e-mails are highly targeted and contain
convincing personal information, such as names of companies and individuals.
If downloaded, the trojan can steal not only personal banking information,
but also all interactive data sent by the victim's Microsoft Internet
Explorer. All other browser platforms are not at risk.
The BBB e-mail messages can be identified by their subject lines similar to:
Subject: BBB Complaint for John Smith - Case id #332B4A7E11
Subject: BBB Complaint for John Q. Public, Jr.
[Case ID#8a656fd82b4c73bbb4bea22c165a28ab]
Subject: BBB Complaint for John Doe at Big Company, Inc.
[case#778a16cb3d2001ffe8]
Other protection measures include:
1. Never clicking on a link or attachment in a message from
an unverified source.
2. Using non-Internet communication, such as a phone call, to verify the
source of any message that demands action on your part. Look up the phone
number and do not rely on any numbers in the message itself.
3. Keeping anti-virus and anti-spyware up to date. Also keep
Microsoft Windows Updates current.
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