Dancing Skeletons
2007 was a year famous for all sorts of Halloween phishing tricks. Perhaps the most notorious was the Storm Trojan spam attack. The e-mail message lured Halloween lovers to a Web site where they could download an application that created the image of a dancing skeleton onto their desktop. However, while users might have been treated to a dancing skeleton, they also will be tricked into downloading malware. The Halloween.exe is part of a malicious botnet that allows remote attackers to take control of their computers and get a hold of their personal information. Some of the telltale subject lines were:
- 'For people with a sense of humor only'
- 'Halloween Fun'
- 'Happy Halloween'
- 'If your in your office, keep the speakers low, lol'
- 'Nothing is funnier this Halloween'
- 'Party on this Halloween'
- 'The most amazing dancing skeleton'
- 'This will make you laugh'
- 'You'll laugh your but off'
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