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Product Scams and Spams:
"Firewall Update Notification"
"Please update your Firewall as soon as possible"
Did you receive an email telling you to "Please update your
Firewall as soon as possible" and recommending you download "this new FIREWALL
software program" or something called "Firewall Gold"? Do NOT click on any
links in that email. It is a scam.
There are numerous links throughout the email that would
probably open the door to bring backdoor Trojans, virsues, worms, spyware,
keyloggers, Rootkits, or other harmful malware to your computer.
Simple delete the email, without clicking on the links or
responding and you should be fine.
Scam / Spam Email:.
Subject: Please update your Firewall as soon as
possible
From: "Firewall Update Notification" <
return@ip16.tiestwister.com
>
firewall Update Notification
Please update your Firewall as soon as possible
===================================
There is a high possibility that your PC's Firewall
security settings may become exploited by malicious websites without your
knowledge. This could easily lead to attacks on your PC's hard drive:
- Unwanted Virus Downloads
- Uncontrollable Trojan horse attacks
- The running of unwanted script programs
- The installation of malicious spyware
If your PC is not protected correctly then these
attacks could allow hackers to track your movements across the Internet. It
also means that your information, ranging from passwords to credit card
numbers, can be stored by sites that you visit. A successful hacker could
examine this information and extract it, setting the stage for identity
theft, credit card fraud, or worse.
Some unknown or untrusted websites use script
programs to change your home page, modify your web history, display
advertisements, disable your back button, or redirect you to different
websites without your consent. Such scripts have also been recently used by
Russian hackers to silently install viruses on end-user's computers.
One way to protect your PC is to download this new
FIREWALL software program.
Press here to run the Firewall system scan now
Message headers (with victim's information removed)
From Firewall Update Notification Wed Apr 9 04:43:37
2008
X-YahooFilteredBulk: 216.75.28.5
X-Originating-IP: [216.75.28.5]
Return-Path: <ret@ip16.tiestwister.com>
Authentication-Results: mta210.mail.re2.yahoo.com
from=ip16.tiestwister.com; domainkeys=neutral (no sig)
Received: from 216.75.28.5 (HELO ip5.standsole.com)
(216.75.28.5) by mta210.mail.re2.yahoo.com with SMTP; Wed, 09 Apr 2008
03:43:17 -0700
Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2008 03:43:37 -0800
Message-ID: <1207737817.3264@ip16.tiestwister.com>
X-ip16.tiestwister.com-MsgID: bz45796-pa_y3f
Subject: Please update your Firewall as soon as
possible
From: "Firewall Update Notification"
<return@ip16.tiestwister.com> Add Mobile Alert
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: multipart/alternative;
boundary="mg_boundary-397583-971393"
Content-Length: 5016
Further Information
Copies of the documents mentioned in this news release are available from
the FTC’s Web site
and from the FTC’s Consumer Response Center, Room 130, 600 Pennsylvania
Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20580. The FTC works for the consumer to
prevent fraudulent, deceptive, and unfair business practices and to provide
information to help spot, stop, and avoid them. To file a complaint in
English or Spanish, click
here or call 1-877-382-4357. The FTC enters Internet, telemarketing,
identity theft, and other fraud-related complaints into Consumer Sentinel, a
secure, online database available to more than 1,600 civil and criminal law
enforcement agencies in the U.S. and abroad.
- MEDIA CONTACT:
- Frank Dorman,
Office of Public Affairs
202-326-2674
- STAFF CONTACT:
- Karen Jagielski,
Bureau of Consumer Protection
202-326-2509
To see a list of other product
cases click here.
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