Trojan exploits Princess Di inquiry

A new malicious Trojan is using sensational headlines from the Princess Diana inquiry to attack social-networking sites.

The Downloader.SQV Trojan uses the headline "Princess Diana ‘Could have been killed by MI6’ – conclusions of experts!!!" to attract the attention of users on Facebook and MySpace.

Other subjects used by the scammers to provoke interest include the new film Jumper, earthquakes in USA and Pamela Anderson divorcing for a third time.

The changing subject of the email also appears in the body of the text along with the message: "New Video!" and a link with an instruction "Download Now". Any user clicking the link is redirected to a website that infects their computer with Downloader.SQV.

But the Trojan doesn’t stop there. It then downloads two other Trojans, Spammer.AGF and KillFlies.BU. The former resends the emails using the infected computer as a server, while the latter cripples certain system functions.

Security experts advise users not to click on links in emails from people they don’t know. They stress that it's also important to have up-to-date security software installed to protect your PC.

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