Jul 19, 2010

Scan to email is usually a bad idea

Criminals pushing Rogue anti-Virus disguised as scanned documents: "Email messages masquerading as scanned documents are the latest attack vector being adopted by criminals to push Rogue anti-Virus Malware to the masses. The messages, which appear to have been sent from a Xerox WorkCentre Pro, come with a Zip file that will immediately infect the host system if accessed.

Update:
Since running this story on Friday, we’ve seen more examples of this attack."