Proving that some spammers will stop at nothing, a new malware attack has been spotted that tries to fool users with bogus links to breaking news stories about Hurricane Katrina. Users who click on the fake links find themselves on a site hosting Trojan malware.
As millions make the switch from Microsoft Internet Explorer to the Mozilla Foundation’s Firefox, spyware writers are following closely behind. While users migrate to Firefox hoping to escape spyware and pop-ups, security experts said malware developers are starting to create applications that specifically target the alternative web browser.
