American Express has alerted its customers about
a Pop-up Message that appears while you try to access the actual website of the
credit card firm. Experts at MicroWorld
Technologies observe that this sophisticated trick can fool even the computer
savvy.
This popup is caused by a Trojan and it appears only on infected
computers. A press release from American Express says that the Pop-up box appears
with a message that reads, "We are currently performing regular maintenance
of our security measures. Please fill in the correct information for the following
category to verify your identity''. In the form given below the message, you are
told to enter your Social Security Number, Mothers Maiden name and Date of Birth.
That's enough information for anyone to hijack and fake your identity!
"This
can easily trick people as the pop-up appears after you key in the legitimate
and highly secure website address of American Express," says Govind Rammurthy,
CEO, MicroWorld Technologies. "On
11th of April, we had informed the world about Win32.Qhost.v,
a Trojan clicker or DNS Re-router that redirects browsers to unwanted or malicious
websites. This one is pretty much on the same line, the difference being it comes
as a pop-up box."
There are many breeds of malware that can directly
and indirectly perform acts of identity theft and information robbery on unsuspecting
users. While keyloggers capture everything that you type in, Trojans and Backdoors
can let a remote attacker manipulate your machine! Many adwares and spywares that
pretend to be nice utilities can be surreptitiously monitoring your moves on the
computer, day in and day out.
"Doing financial transactions online
is like walking on a busy street, carrying a briefcase stuffed with cash. You
need to have armed security guards on both your sides, or you will be robbed in
broad day light! The risk will multiply if you are accessing your account information
from an Internet Kiosk or any other public place where people take turn to use
computers." says the MicroWorld Chief.
MicroWorld Technologies,
the software firm that developed the world's most advanced AntiVirus and Content
Security Solutions eScan
and MailScan,
protects enterprises and home users with multilayered security, powered by a patent-pending
technology named MWL.
Govind reveals their strategy "We at MicroWorld, consistently maintain
the fastest and earliest detection rate for every new and emerging threat, in
order to provide zero-day protection. Then comes the heuristic analysis. In here,
we have developed some highly advanced and sophisticated behavioral algorithms
to identify masked programs, riskwares, greywares or a new virus, in a proactive
manner, to make sure no malware escapes our RADAR".
MicroWorld
MicroWorld
(www.mwti.net) is the developer of the world's
first Real-Time AntiVirus and Content Security software eScan
for desktops and servers. Its communication security software, MailScan
is the first comprehensive e-mail scanner for your SMTP/POP3 Mail Server. MicroWorld
Winsock Layer (MWL) is the revolutionary technology underlying these products,
powering them to several certifications and awards by some of the most prestigious
testing bodies, notable among them being Virus Bulletin, Checkmark, TUCOWS, Red
Hat Ready, and Novell Ready. Combining their powerful scanner with MWL technology,
MicroWorld solutions provide a Real-Time Proactive security for your systems.
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