Obama Nobel Prize Spam Links to Malware and Drive-By

avertlabs.com ^ | 10/14/09 | Sam Masiello

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

Just when I thought we weren’t going to see any spam campaigns related to the recent announcement of United States President Barack Obama being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, I was proven wrong. Spammers rarely disappoint when a juicy news story hits. It’s like attracting flies to honey.

This spam campaign calls into question whether or not Barack Obama deserved to win the Nobel Prize and that significant fallout is being felt around the country as a result. The email then requests that the user click or copy/paste a link into their browser which will direct them to a website where they can download more information.

If the user clicks on the link in the email, they are brought to a site where an image of Barack Obama is shown to the user followed by a notification that their download will start shortly. Remember from the email the user believes that they are going to be downloading a report on the unrest created by Obama’s award acceptance.

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

My in-house IT guy sent this to me this AM.....

FYI

[poobear]

I went to a website to try and find out who nominated Obama for the prize and “Windows Police Pro” infected my computer and shut out everything. Took 2 days to get rid of and restore. Still installing hardware.

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

Care to share the name of the website so that others don’t make a similar mistake?

Good luck.....

[Sparko]

2009: “I went to a website to try and find out who nominated Obama for the prize and “Windows Police Pro” infected my computer and shut out everything. Took 2 days to get rid of and restore. Still installing hardware. “

That is a strange parallel:

"2012: We wanted to find out who orchestrated Obama for the prize of POTUS and instead the SEIU Obama Police and the Left infected our world and shut out everything. Took us 4 years to remove them and restore. Still working to build up what we lost."

[poobear]

I don't even want to near the page that came up. You can type in “Who nominated Barrack Obama for the Nobel Peace Prize?” and take a snapshot of the inquiry page if you want.

I'm telling you, this malware was a doozy! Had to go in the back-door with another computer just to find it and remove. Won't let you run anything.

[poobear]

That’s quite a parallel Sparko!

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

Oh, I believe you!!

[Sparko]

PS

“The names of the nominees cannot be revealed until 50 years later”

From the site itself.

http://nobelprize.org/nomination/nomination_facts.html