Comments on: Rogue LinkedIn Profiles Lead To Malware http://www.avertlabs.com/research/blog/index.php/2009/01/06/rogue-linkedin-profiles-lead-to-malware/ Cutting edge security research as it happens....... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:26:50 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 hourly 1 By: Fifteen significant social media & security events of 2009 | Social Business | ZDNet.com « Real Life Hitch http://www.avertlabs.com/research/blog/index.php/2009/01/06/rogue-linkedin-profiles-lead-to-malware/comment-page-1/#comment-912855 Fifteen significant social media & security events of 2009 | Social Business | ZDNet.com « Real Life Hitch Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:55:19 +0000 http://www.avertlabs.com/research/blog/?p=778#comment-912855 [...] 3. Rogue LinkedIn Profiles Lead Users to Malware Usually perceived to be the safer of the popular social networks due to more passive use, LinkedIn itself succumbed to some rogue activity in January in which attackers created fake celebrity profiles in an attempt to lure users to malware-laden sites. A McAfee security researcher discovered that hundreds of fake LinkedIn profiles promising everything from a nude “Kate Hudson” to a nude “Hulk Hogan” not only existed but were driving users from LinkedIn to Web sites containing obfuscated script code which decodes to a simple browser redirection. According to McAfee, as user would “end up on different malicious websites trying the classical social-engineering tricks of either the ‘missing video codec’ or of showing a fake AV scan and telling that the user his computer was infected with malware and offering a ‘free’ AV scanner software, which in fact is the real threat.” [...] [...] 3. Rogue LinkedIn Profiles Lead Users to Malware Usually perceived to be the safer of the popular social networks due to more passive use, LinkedIn itself succumbed to some rogue activity in January in which attackers created fake celebrity profiles in an attempt to lure users to malware-laden sites. A McAfee security researcher discovered that hundreds of fake LinkedIn profiles promising everything from a nude “Kate Hudson” to a nude “Hulk Hogan” not only existed but were driving users from LinkedIn to Web sites containing obfuscated script code which decodes to a simple browser redirection. According to McAfee, as user would “end up on different malicious websites trying the classical social-engineering tricks of either the ‘missing video codec’ or of showing a fake AV scan and telling that the user his computer was infected with malware and offering a ‘free’ AV scanner software, which in fact is the real threat.” [...]

]]> By: Fifteen significant social media & security events of 2009 | Social Business | ZDNet.com http://www.avertlabs.com/research/blog/index.php/2009/01/06/rogue-linkedin-profiles-lead-to-malware/comment-page-1/#comment-912851 Fifteen significant social media & security events of 2009 | Social Business | ZDNet.com Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:22:28 +0000 http://www.avertlabs.com/research/blog/?p=778#comment-912851 [...] 3. Rogue LinkedIn Profiles Lead Users to Malware Usually perceived to be the safer of the popular social networks due to more passive use, LinkedIn itself succumbed to some rogue activity in January in which attackers created fake celebrity profiles in an attempt to lure users to malware-laden sites. A McAfee security researcher discovered that hundreds of fake LinkedIn profiles promising everything from a nude “Kate Hudson” to a nude “Hulk Hogan” not only existed but were driving users from LinkedIn to Web sites containing obfuscated script code which decodes to a simple browser redirection. According to McAfee, as user would “end up on different malicious websites trying the classical social-engineering tricks of either the ‘missing video codec’ or of showing a fake AV scan and telling that the user his computer was infected with malware and offering a ‘free’ AV scanner software, which in fact is the real threat.” [...] [...] 3. Rogue LinkedIn Profiles Lead Users to Malware Usually perceived to be the safer of the popular social networks due to more passive use, LinkedIn itself succumbed to some rogue activity in January in which attackers created fake celebrity profiles in an attempt to lure users to malware-laden sites. A McAfee security researcher discovered that hundreds of fake LinkedIn profiles promising everything from a nude “Kate Hudson” to a nude “Hulk Hogan” not only existed but were driving users from LinkedIn to Web sites containing obfuscated script code which decodes to a simple browser redirection. According to McAfee, as user would “end up on different malicious websites trying the classical social-engineering tricks of either the ‘missing video codec’ or of showing a fake AV scan and telling that the user his computer was infected with malware and offering a ‘free’ AV scanner software, which in fact is the real threat.” [...]

]]> By: Computer Security Research - McAfee Avert Labs Blog http://www.avertlabs.com/research/blog/index.php/2009/01/06/rogue-linkedin-profiles-lead-to-malware/comment-page-1/#comment-827422 Computer Security Research - McAfee Avert Labs Blog Tue, 07 Jul 2009 23:34:34 +0000 http://www.avertlabs.com/research/blog/?p=778#comment-827422 [...] spread via drive-by downloads, search-engine-optimization poisoning, spam campaigns, and clever social engineering. Having these methods discussed in earlier blogs, today we will look into the protection mechanisms [...] [...] spread via drive-by downloads, search-engine-optimization poisoning, spam campaigns, and clever social engineering. Having these methods discussed in earlier blogs, today we will look into the protection mechanisms [...]

]]> By: Abhinav Vaid http://www.avertlabs.com/research/blog/index.php/2009/01/06/rogue-linkedin-profiles-lead-to-malware/comment-page-1/#comment-802481 Abhinav Vaid Tue, 26 May 2009 14:47:01 +0000 http://www.avertlabs.com/research/blog/?p=778#comment-802481 As a thumb rule, whenever there is an iframe injected with a url embedded should alarm that there's something fishy. The problem with this particular trojan is because by default most of the scanners do not detect it. As a thumb rule, whenever there is an iframe injected with a url embedded should alarm that there’s something fishy.
The problem with this particular trojan is because by default most of the scanners do not detect it.

]]> By: murtuza zabuawala http://www.avertlabs.com/research/blog/index.php/2009/01/06/rogue-linkedin-profiles-lead-to-malware/comment-page-1/#comment-764192 murtuza zabuawala Sun, 22 Mar 2009 03:54:55 +0000 http://www.avertlabs.com/research/blog/?p=778#comment-764192 hello sir,i am from india and i am very big fan of your blog.i read it regularly.i am in 3rd year of computer sci. engineering and i also want to be a security researcher like you people.can you please tell me what cources i have to do and from where ? hello sir,i am from india and i am very big fan of your blog.i read it regularly.i am in 3rd year of computer sci. engineering and i also want to be a security researcher like you people.can you please tell me what cources i have to do and from where ?

]]> By: I’m Safe OnLine » Blog Archive » Twitter: 33 conturi sparte http://www.avertlabs.com/research/blog/index.php/2009/01/06/rogue-linkedin-profiles-lead-to-malware/comment-page-1/#comment-742373 I’m Safe OnLine » Blog Archive » Twitter: 33 conturi sparte Tue, 17 Feb 2009 22:07:08 +0000 http://www.avertlabs.com/research/blog/?p=778#comment-742373 [...] McAfee: Rogue LinkedIn Profiles Lead To Malware [...] [...] McAfee: Rogue LinkedIn Profiles Lead To Malware [...]

]]> By: LinkedIn Malware Schemes Lame, but Not Forever | Exaprotect BlogManager http://www.avertlabs.com/research/blog/index.php/2009/01/06/rogue-linkedin-profiles-lead-to-malware/comment-page-1/#comment-715130 LinkedIn Malware Schemes Lame, but Not Forever | Exaprotect BlogManager Wed, 14 Jan 2009 13:45:09 +0000 http://www.avertlabs.com/research/blog/?p=778#comment-715130 [...] McAfee researchers said in a blog post that they have recently observed a noticeable uptick in fake profiles being posted to LinkedIn that [...] [...] McAfee researchers said in a blog post that they have recently observed a noticeable uptick in fake profiles being posted to LinkedIn that [...]

]]> By: paul http://www.avertlabs.com/research/blog/index.php/2009/01/06/rogue-linkedin-profiles-lead-to-malware/comment-page-1/#comment-709526 paul Fri, 09 Jan 2009 03:50:42 +0000 http://www.avertlabs.com/research/blog/?p=778#comment-709526 http://www.webwasher.de/download/fileinsight/ http://www.webwasher.de/download/fileinsight/

]]> By: tempuser http://www.avertlabs.com/research/blog/index.php/2009/01/06/rogue-linkedin-profiles-lead-to-malware/comment-page-1/#comment-708944 tempuser Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:31:54 +0000 http://www.avertlabs.com/research/blog/?p=778#comment-708944 The FileInsight tool can be found here: http://www.webwasher.de/download/fileinsight/ And they're using animated GIF's for the animated images. The FileInsight tool can be found here:

http://www.webwasher.de/download/fileinsight/

And they’re using animated GIF’s for the animated images.

]]> By: Advice: Don't Look For Nudes While Networking http://www.avertlabs.com/research/blog/index.php/2009/01/06/rogue-linkedin-profiles-lead-to-malware/comment-page-1/#comment-708157 Advice: Don't Look For Nudes While Networking Thu, 08 Jan 2009 01:01:25 +0000 http://www.avertlabs.com/research/blog/?p=778#comment-708157 [...] set up several hundred fake LinkedIn profiles, McAfee has discovered. Each looks like it’ll show you how hot a celeb looks naked. Instead, it’ll show you [...] [...] set up several hundred fake LinkedIn profiles, McAfee has discovered. Each looks like it’ll show you how hot a celeb looks naked. Instead, it’ll show you [...]

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