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Lunar Eclipse E-mail Attack
Feb 22, 2008, News Report
US-CERT is warning of an e-mail attack circulating that is related to the recent lunar eclipse. The e-mail contains a message indicating that there is a video of the lunar eclipse available and instructs users to follow a link to download the video.
If a user clicks on this link, an executable file will be downloaded that contains a Trojan program. This Trojan program may allow an attacker to take control of an affected system.
US-CERT encourages users to take the following preventative measures to mitigate the security risks:
- Install anti-virus software and keep virus signatures up-to-date.
- Do not follow unsolicited links.
- Refer to the Recognizing and Avoiding Email Scams document for more information on avoiding email scams.
- Refer to the Avoiding Social Engineering and Phishing Attacks document for more information on social engineering attacks.
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