[Hawkwind]

There is a new virus/trojan going around via e-mails from iTunes that is a scam and contains a virus/trojan. Delete the e-mail and DO NOT OPEN THE ATTACHMENT. At present not all antivirus programs are up to speed on catching the trojan.

The e-mail comes from iTunes Store [online.support@itunes.com] and looks correct but this is a spoofed e-mail address. The trojan can establish a remote connection with the IP 195.78.108.201 on port 80 and retrieve data. The end user site is in Russia. For more techie details take a look at http://blog.mxlab.eu/2010/05/07/than...ntains-trojan/

Here is a copy of the e-mail that is sent.
Hello!

You have received an iTunes Gift Certificate in the amount of $50.00 You can find your certificate code in attachment below.

Then you need to open iTunes. Once you verify your account, $50.00 will be credited to your account, so you can start buying music, games, video right away.

iTunes Store.

I received the e-mail this morning and found it odd because I have never used iTunes so why are they giving me $50.00 and I deleted the e-mail without opening the attachment. I then started to investigate the e-mail and found out about the scam.

[K9-Lovers]

Thank you for the warning!