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By Tom Espiner ZDNet.co.uk
Posted on ZDNet News: Feb 04, 2009 12:20:33 PM

A malware infection was propagated through flyers put on windshields in Grand Forks, North Dakota, reports SANS institute.

The flyers were fake parking violation notices, and instructed people to visit a website (which SANS did not publicize). Once they visited the website, they were infected with a malicious browser helper object.

From the post:

"The initial program installed itself as a browser helper object (BHO) for Internet Exploter that downloaded a component from childhe.com and attempted to trick the victim into installing a fake anti-virus scanner from bestantispyware securityscan.com and protectionsoft warecheck.com."

Interesting - I've never heard of windshields as an attack vector.

This blog, Infection began with a windscreen flyer, was originally posted on ZDNet.co.uk.

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RE: Malware distributed by fake parking tickets
Distributing Phony Parking Tickets is probably a serious crime in
North Dakota. Report it -- the police will probably seize their
computers as evidence, putting them out of business.

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Posted by: PLBT Posted on: 02/08/09  (Edited: 02/08/09 @ 11:38) You are currently: a Guest | | Terms of Use
One question...  Metronome49 | 02/04/09
My car has a Linux windshield  barence773 | 02/04/09
Well it seems that linux is not that safe anymore either  rparker009 | 02/05/09
One in every crowd  ejhonda | 02/06/09
RE: Malware distributed by fake parking tickets  dreampod | 02/04/09
this just in...  Larsix | 02/04/09
RE: Malware distributed by fake parking tickets  crash89 | 02/04/09
RE: Malware distributed by fake parking tickets  Lerianis | 02/04/09
Online payment of parking tickets  dfreeman@... | 02/05/09
Not true anymore  tikigawd | 02/05/09
It's a BHO so Windows Only  itguy08 | 02/05/09
Ha  homant@... | 02/05/09
RE: Malware distributed by fake parking tickets  dfreeman@... | 02/05/09
Lmao  tybren1@... | 02/05/09
Firewalls...  Joker_TX | 02/05/09
'Linux windshield' FTW  ejhonda | 02/05/09
Linux Malware  pj_mouse | 02/06/09
RE: Malware distributed by fake parking tickets  davolente@... | 02/07/09
RE: Malware distributed by fake parking tickets  PLBT | 02/08/09

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