9th update of the following warning: several email waves target Swiss computers with malware
28.08.2008 - A new wave of spam emails is a further attempt by criminals to install malware on the computers of the recipients. The full text of this message is available in German, French, and Italian
Der Betreff lautet: "Your Online Flight Ticket N 12557"
Der Textinhalt lautet (kann leicht variieren):
"Good morning,
Thank you for using our new service "Buy flight ticket Online" on our website.
Your account has been created:
Your login: xxxxx@xxxxxx.ch
Your password: passNFEC
Your credit card has been charged for $641.68.
We would like to remind you that whenever you order tickets on our website you get a discount of 10%!
Attached to this message is the purchase Invoice and the airplane ticket.
To use your ticket, simply print it on a color printed, and you are set to take off for the journey!
Kind regards,
Spirit Airlines"
Die Melde- und Analysestelle für Informationssicherung MELANI rät dringlich vor dem Öffnen des Attachments in diesen E-Mails ab und empfiehlt solche E-Mails unverzüglich zu löschen. Im Falle, dass ein Benutzer bereits das angehängte Attachment geöffnet hat, empfiehlt MELANI den Gang zu einer Computerfachperson, um die Maschine von der Schadsoftware zu säubern. Im Visier sind Windows-Systeme.