SurfControl Warns Internet Users of a Malicious Trojan Hidden Inside Spoofed Microsoft E-Mail Message
Posted on: Tuesday, 17 October 2006, 18:00 CDT
SurfControl (LSE: SRF), a leading provider of global on-demand, network and endpoint IT security solutions, is currently tracking a malicious Trojan Downloader concealed in a spoofed e-mail message claiming to be from Microsoft. The e-mail appears to come from support@microsoft.com, and offers recipients a link to download Release Candidate 1 of Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.
When users click on the link provided in the spoofed e-mail, a Web site launches that looks very similar to a legitimate Microsoft page. However, the Web site is fraudulent and installs a Trojan via a browser exploit targeted at Internet Explorer and effectively creates a backdoor on the infected system.
SurfControl's Threat Analysis and Research department is uniquely positioned to provide protection through its Adaptive Threat Intelligence Service that spans the globe and across all products. Around-the-clock exchange of information on new threats allows SurfControl's Threat Experts to be at the forefront of Internet protection. SurfControl adds any new signatures, rules and/or URLs to all products in the SurfControl Enterprise Protection Suite.
About SurfControl
SurfControl makes Internet communication a business advantage -- and not a threat. The SurfControl Enterprise Protection Suite gives customers 360 degree Internet protection and covers all points of Internet vulnerability -- including inbound and outbound communication and employees on or off the network. All products in the Enterprise Protection Suite are backed by industry-leading threat detection, delivered by SurfControl's Global Threat Experts working 24/7 to provide customers with dynamic protection against emerging threats. The company has more than 23,000 customers worldwide, and employs more than 600 people in offices across the United States, Europe, and Asia/Pacific. For further information and news on SurfControl, please visit http://www.surfcontrol.com.
Editorial Contact: Heather Haas SurfControl 831-440-2626 Contact via http://www.marketwire.com/mw/emailprcntct?id=D6D70EC3B304B94B
SOURCE: SurfControl
Source: MARKET WIRE
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