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The notorious "storm worm" trojan is at it again, this time spreading through a bogus link for a YouTube video, security researchers have warned. Computer users should remain vigilant following a spate of chain-email scams, security experts have warned. Security researchers at McAfee Avert Labs have uncovered a fake "AntiSpyware Center" website purporting to be from Microsoft. Hackers are setting up fake blogs after being tipped off about the latest hot topics from Google Trends. Despite its UK address, the spoofed Dell email targeted Australians. Two students at an Ohio high school were arrested last week and accused of illegally accessing their school district website to announce an unauthorised snow day. Hackers are looking to trick people into infecting their PCs by emailing them fake airline tickets and boarding passes. A fake update claiming to be from MSN Messenger contains a malicious Trojan. The so-called storm worm is not letting up, as the gang of cyberthieves behind the mass-spammed trojan attack created new variants over the weekend to elude anti-virus software. The malicious botnet is now attempting to recruit new members by hiding its malware within a fake news story about the FBI and Facebook.
In light of the fake Olympic ticket scam the Federal Police together with the Bankers' Association is warning internet users of a another popular internet swindle. Multiple user pages on MySpace contain spoofed videos that appear to be from You Tube but are embedded with an installer for the Zango Cash Toolbar, researchers warned this week. Users might end up with rogue anti-virus software on their machines by searching for Halloween costumes online. A new program that claims to be an anti-spyware solution for the Mac is likely rogue software, security researchers warned on Friday. Bucking the trend of declines in spam last week, a new socially engineered attack is making the rounds. The trail of bogus anti-virus software and the money it brings in leads to a software company in Russia, according to security researchers. Malware writers are leveraging the trusted Google name to launch a new wave of worm attacks against Facebook users, researchers said this week. A number of fake Storm emails have been blasted out enticing recipients with phony April Fool's Day messages, according to a blog post on F-Secure's site. Internet fraudsters did not wait long to capitalise on the election of Barack Obama, flooding inboxes on Wednesday with malware spam. The percentage of new web sites harbouring malware and other potentially unwanted programs has increased by almost 50 per cent this month, according to the latest figures from security firm MessageLabs released today.