Cybercriminals have come to take advantage of the fear generated by Zika virus to apply online scams installing cyber plagues the victims computer. The identification of these campaigns was informed on Thursday (18) by Symantec cyber security company.
According to the company, the attacks began after the World Health Organization (WHO) to declare emergency international public health because of microcephaly outbreak that, according to some researchers, is associated with the virus zika.
Taking advantage of the attention focused on the disease, the criminals started a wave of unwanted e-mails trigger and malicious. The goal is to infect users’ devices with malware capable of downloading other malicious software.
The message located by Symantec pretends to be a health site, shows the words “ZIKA VIRUS! THAT SAME KILLING WITH WATER! “In the subject line and brings in content, images and texts on ways to combat the Aedes Aegypti mosquito, vector not only zika but also dengue and chikungunya.
The coup, However, the two buttons are included in the message. By clicking on them, users are directed to a page of shortener Bitly URLs. From there, proceed to an account on the Dropbox storage service, indicating the download of a file. The program in question is the JS.Downloader malware.
The guidance of Symantec is to avoid clicking links or email attachments unsolicited, and keep an updated antivirus.
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