Fake Osama Bin laden video and picture is a virus? True?

Discussion in 'Malware Help (A Specialist Will Reply)' started by shadowfury, May 4, 2011.

  1. shadowfury

    shadowfury Private E-2

    So I was googling about whether this is fake or true, but is it true that the U.S. military or government hasn't uploaded any real pictures or real videos of the shooting? I think I might've clicked on a fake facebook page that probably installed the virus on my browser, and I'm using Google Chrome btw so I'm not sure if I'm infected.

    But I think I'm fine because there's no fake viruses or malware that popped up and asked for my permission that my computer has been infected(which is not) so it's fake, so I know about that scam. But I'm not sure if I'm infected because I clicked on a link on facebook that someone posted and I believe it's a fake.. so I think I might be infected.

    But is the link from this article true or not? Here's the link:

     
  2. Kestrel13!

    Kestrel13! Super Malware Fighter - Major Dilemma Staff Member

    Do not even THINK about including the link!! That would lead others to click on it no? rolleyes

    If you think you are infected then you will have to follow through with the below.

    READ & RUN ME FIRST. Malware Removal Guide
     
  3. shadowfury

    shadowfury Private E-2

    Yeah, I know. I'm going to be following your guys' Malware Removal guide, give me a second. I was on this site before 1-2 years ago to get help in getting a virus removed, which I thank you guys for.

    But this is what the description said, and the link I provided isn't even a virus. It's from PCworld(a legitimate site for computer magazines so the site can't be a virus).
    Anyway, this is what the site said from the editor
    :

    "FBI Warns That Fake Bin Laden Video Is a Virus
    By Robert McMillan, IDG News

    The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation warned computer users Tuesday that messages claiming to include photos and videos of Osama bin Laden's death actually contain a virus that could steal personal information.

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    The warning comes as security companies said that they've spotted the first samples of malicious software disguised as photos of the dead Al Qaeda leader.

    Security vendor F-Secure said Tuesday that criminals are e-mailing a password-stealing Trojan horse program called Banload to victims, and Symantec said it's seen criminals spamming victims with links to fake "Osama dead" news articles that launch Web-based attacks on visitors.

    U.S. authorities do have photos of bin Laden, who was shot in the head during an early morning raid Monday in Pakistan. But these photos have not been released publicly.

    Scammers have also used a technique called search engine poisoning to try to trick search engines into listing hacked Web pages that are loaded with malware in their search results. "It's unlikely you'll find pictures or videos of Bin Laden's death online -- but searching for one will certainly take you to sites with malware," wrote F-Secure chief research officer Mikko Hyponnen in a blog post.

    The FBI warned Internet users to watch out for fake messages on social network sites and to never download software in order to view a video. "Read e-mails you receive carefully. Fraudulent messages often feature misspellings, poor grammar, and non-standard English," the FBI warning stated.

    As a major international news event, bin Laden's death has shown the amazing way information can spread online. Many learned of the terrorist leader's death through Twitter, where the story first broke, or Facebook. But it also underscores how the unfiltered media can quickly spread bad information worldwide.

    In the two days since the early morning raid, the bin Laden story has generated fake photographs, fake quotes, and plenty of scams.

    Security experts said that shady marketers and so-called rogue antivirus vendors have also jumped on the bin Laden bandwagon. The rogue antivirus software bombards victims with pop-up messages telling them they have a computer problem. Its aim: to nag them into paying for bogus software.

    Shady marketers are spreading messages on Facebook that try to lure victims into spreading the message to friends and visiting marketing Web sites, by claiming they have a censored video.

    "Osama is dead, watch this exclusive CNN video which was censored by Obama Administration due to level of violence, a must watch," is a typical lure used in the scam. Users are encouraged to cut and paste malicious JavaScript code into their browser, which then sends the message to all of their Facebook friends. Security experts say never to cut and paste scripts into the browser.

    Robert McMillan covers computer security and general technology breaking news for The IDG News Service. Follow Robert on Twitter at @bobmcmillan. Robert's e-mail address is robert_mcmillan@idg.com".

    I might be a victim, plus I'm using Google Chrome and not Firefox. So I'm not sure, just want to know your guys' thoughts on this, if this report is true? I'll provide my scan reports and see if you guys can help. I think my computer might be infected.
     
  4. Kestrel13!

    Kestrel13! Super Malware Fighter - Major Dilemma Staff Member

    Facebook is being flooded with all kinds of spammy posts at the moment including the osama pictures one. Just report it when you see it. I do not doubt for a minute that once one of these links have been clicked there is a good chance that you could have been infected with something so as I said, go through our procedures. Sorry about jumping at you about the link, I felt for sure that you were going to include one of those Osama links.

    Here is the link you forgot.

    http://www.pcworld.com/businesscent...v_makers_scammers_exploit_bin_laden_news.html
     

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