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Malicious Malware Uses Photos of Sunsets and Cats to Steal Banking Credentials
PETAPIXEL ^ | March 05,2014 | Gannon Burgett

Posted on 03/05/2014 12:16:51 PM PST by SWAMPSNIPER

It’s a sad day for the Internet… according to Trend Micro’s security analysts, it’s been discovered that photographs of both sunsets and — even more heartbreaking — cats being shared across the web contain malware capable of getting into your bank accounts.

(Excerpt) Read more at petapixel.com ...


TOPICS: Arts/Photography; Computers/Internet; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: banking; bankingmalware; kittyping; malware; virus
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To: F15Eagle

The problem with the “don’t click if you don’t know it” strategy is that it just doesn’t seem to work, in my experience. People can’t resist opening mail, or going to a website link someone forwards them. Even if they are very good about it, they can go to a legit website and get malware from a compromised banner ad. Might as well just plan on getting malware, and learn how to fix things when you do. I think of it like learning to change a tire and jumpstart a battery if you want to drive a car.


41 posted on 03/05/2014 1:11:54 PM PST by Boogieman
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To: Focault's Pendulum

I LOVE that game!!!


42 posted on 03/05/2014 1:12:49 PM PST by Monkey Face (The world is a magical place full of people waiting to be offended by something.)
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To: CyberAnt

That’s great to know about protecting everything on your personal internet, but some of us are below the poverty level and have to take the knocks when they come.

Solution? Check your accounts every day and dispute EVERY transaction you don’t recognize.

I caught a scammer from Europe once, being diligent about my account. The bank refunded my money as soon as I signed the affidavit and issued me a new card. It was only $50, but it meant a weeks’ worth of food and gas. :o])


44 posted on 03/05/2014 1:20:56 PM PST by Monkey Face (The world is a magical place full of people waiting to be offended by something.)
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To: SWAMPSNIPER

LOLCATS. I knew they were in on it from the beginning.


45 posted on 03/05/2014 1:23:24 PM PST by Billthedrill
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To: ShadowAce

FYI - Of possible interest


46 posted on 03/05/2014 1:24:55 PM PST by Whenifhow
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To: 2nd amendment mama

ping!


47 posted on 03/05/2014 1:30:30 PM PST by basil (2ASisters.org)
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To: ansel12

Yup, even a BB rifle.


48 posted on 03/05/2014 1:31:35 PM PST by JoeProBono (SOME IMAGES MAY BE DISTURBING VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED;-{)
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To: SWAMPSNIPER; Slings and Arrows; Glenn; republicangel; Beaker; BADROTOFINGER; etabeta; ...

[Ping and image thanks to Gefn!]



49 posted on 03/05/2014 1:40:13 PM PST by Slings and Arrows (Richard Warman censors free speech.)
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To: JoeProBono

I was thinking more along the lines of just about all anti-virus/malware programs, Avast, AVG or McAfee, MalwareBytes, SuperAntiSpyware or Microsoft Security Essentials, Norton, etc, etc.


50 posted on 03/05/2014 1:40:39 PM PST by ansel12 (Ben Bradlee -- JFK told me that "he was all for people's solving their problems by abortion".)
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To: afraidfortherepublic; a fool in paradise

Sorry for not crediting y’all on the oping - got it by freepmail first.


51 posted on 03/05/2014 1:42:57 PM PST by Slings and Arrows (Richard Warman censors free speech.)
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To: SWAMPSNIPER

Good grief, now hackers are using pictures of cats and sunsets to cause mischief?


52 posted on 03/05/2014 1:43:50 PM PST by Biggirl (“Go, do not be afraid, and serve”-Pope Francis)
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To: ansel12

53 posted on 03/05/2014 1:45:27 PM PST by JoeProBono (SOME IMAGES MAY BE DISTURBING VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED;-{)
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To: Slings and Arrows

See? They are always aware!

<3


54 posted on 03/05/2014 1:46:04 PM PST by Monkey Face (The world is a magical place full of people waiting to be offended by something.)
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To: Monkey Face

They are.


55 posted on 03/05/2014 1:46:47 PM PST by Slings and Arrows (Richard Warman censors free speech.)
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To: F15Eagle

Yes I just had a horrible experience with CNET Downloads. Took the work computer down HARD. Took ever molecule of my experience to get it back. Restore points were “missing” and when trying to remove the CNET downloaded program...it began working ominously hard and slow removing a 14MB program. I held the power button down because I believed it was trashing the drive. Gaaahhh... even F8 response was faulty - still twisted OS upon bootup. I’m not really sure HOW I got the OS to admit the restore points were really present. I hate restore points because malware deletes them first but this is the one time they saved me. Bad CNET. And the CNET site was advertising that they had extra speshul security around their downloads.


56 posted on 03/05/2014 1:59:49 PM PST by ransomnote
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To: SWAMPSNIPER; null and void; Velveeta; Rushmore Rocks; Oorang; Myrddin; MamaDearest; autumnraine; ...
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Check out Article, then # 12 , # 43.

Thanks, SWAMPSNIPER.

58 posted on 03/05/2014 2:42:24 PM PST by LucyT (If you're NOT paranoid, you don't know what's going on.)
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To: LucyT

From the article...”... you might want to tell granny not to click on that photo of Grumpy Cat she received in an email from a stranger…”

Jeez, looks like I could qualify. Although I don’t open emails from strangers. Maybe I should show this to my husband.


59 posted on 03/05/2014 3:35:20 PM PST by azishot
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To: CyberAnt

AVG antivirus is free and does the same.

Malwarebytes is also free and effective aginst malicious items.


60 posted on 03/05/2014 3:44:44 PM PST by Jedidah
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