TROJAN KNOW-HOW

Law enforcement are warning Internet users about 'Trojan' emails consisting links to malicious websites that can steal perceptive information such as PINs and password log-ins from the vulnerable PCs and Notebooks.

The United Kingdom's National Hi-Tech Crime Unit (NHTCU) told the spam emails carry details of a fabricated order for computer goods or Web hosting and display the cost that will be charged to their credit card.

The email also carries a link to a site to view the order in more detailed form but if in case people click on the link, it takes them to a malicious site’s that allows hackers to steal data from the hacked systems.

The user is offered with a site that appears to be under construction but to take advantage of for a security flaw in MS's Internet Explorer browser allows the criminals to post a key-logging Trojan on an unpatched system. The hackers can then trace the victim's log-ins, passwords and PINs for online banking accounts the next time they use them.

Added to it, the Trojan compromises the machine, giving the hacker full remote access, which allows them to control the computer for other purposes without the knowledge of the user.

Downloading the latest Microsoft security patches for the well-publicized flaws in IE will protect the system against the scam.