You might have noticed that every time that something bad in the world there seems to be spam that is directly related to it. That’s because those who wish to do bad things to people leverage these events to profit from them. AVG has seen this trend and their Web Threats Research Team examines the motives, methods and impact of such spam in a report that was published today.
The report points out that once a victim has clicked on a malicious link, the spammer’s malicious code will try to do one or both of the following:
- Secretly add your machine as a botnet ‘node’ – allowing the spammer to use it and its Internet connection to serve his or her future illicit plans;
- Steal personal and financial information, or lock your computer using ‘ransomware’.
The report goes on to briefly explain what a botnet is, and then describes the spam that followed the Boston Marathon Bombings and the Waco explosion. Lastly, it offers three golden rules to follow to help people avoid becoming victims of spam.
This report is worth a read as it is very easy to become a victim of one of these scams if you’re not careful.
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Spammers Profit from Others’ Misfortune: AVG
You might have noticed that every time that something bad in the world there seems to be spam that is directly related to it. That’s because those who wish to do bad things to people leverage these events to profit from them. AVG has seen this trend and their Web Threats Research Team examines the motives, methods and impact of such spam in a report that was published today.
The report points out that once a victim has clicked on a malicious link, the spammer’s malicious code will try to do one or both of the following:
The report goes on to briefly explain what a botnet is, and then describes the spam that followed the Boston Marathon Bombings and the Waco explosion. Lastly, it offers three golden rules to follow to help people avoid becoming victims of spam.
This report is worth a read as it is very easy to become a victim of one of these scams if you’re not careful.
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