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Old 06-26-2009, 08:22 PM
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Default Michael Jackson Malware

Only a few hours after Michael Jackson's death, we are seeing malware using his name to propagate:

mj1

The file's extension is .scr (normally used by screensavers). The icon looks like an old Windows Media Player file:

mj2

Upon running the file, the following web page opens up:

mj3

The malware opens up two new files:

mj4

And this is how it hooks into the system:

mj5

Jerome Segura

Malware ID: 664cb28ef710e35dc5b7539eb633abca.zip
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