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Storm Hooks China and Browser Releases |
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Date: 20 June 2008 Original URL: http://www.auscert.org.au/render.html?cid=7066&it=9492 This week has seen the Storm malware resurface with a vengeance. The hooks being the recent earthquake in China and the Beijing Olympics. So far we have seen the following subject lines: 2008 Olympic Games will possible not take place Countless victims of earthquake in China The capital of China were collapsed by earthquake A new powerful disaster in China Destruction in China continue The most powerful quake hits China A new powerful disaster in China Recent china earthquake kills million This week has also seen the release of new versions of Firefox, Opera and Safari (for Windows). We have already seen reports that indicate a vulnerability in the new Firefox. No details are available at this stage, so keep an eye out for an update early next week. In the meantime refrain from clicking on links in emails from untrusted sources, and be vigilant in your web browsing. If you do use Firefox you may want to look into the NoScript add-on. This handy little tool allows you to block javascript from websites that are not in your whitelist. Some more info on safe web browsing is also available in our publication Protecting your computer from malicious code. Paul |