Beware ‘Your log 05.07.2010′ emails – they carry malware

Malicious hackers are spamming out emails around the world disguised as a changelog, with the intention of infecting recipient’s Windows computers with the attachment.

A typical email reads as follows, although there can be minor variations in the message body:

Subject: Your log 05.07.2010

Message body:
Dear Customers,
as promised your changelog is attached,
<name>

Attached file: Changelog_05_07_2010.zip

The emails, by the way, are always signed off by the first name of the person who is mentioned in the message’s from: field. That field is, of course, forged – it’s not really that person who sent you the email so don’t blame them if you get infected!

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