Big problem ? !
Posted: Fri Jun 05, 2009 9:40 pm
Received this email today, which is a tad worrying. I know several people who are suffering from this already.
Gumblar Targets IE Users and Google Search,
Resulting in Private Data Theft
More than 1,500 Web Sites have been Attacked.
Severity: High Risk
What is it?
Gumblar is currently targeting users of IE and Google search, delivering malware through compromised sites that infects a user's PC and subsequently intercepts traffic between the user and the visited sites. This means that once infected, anything the victim types could be monitored and used to commit identity theft, such as stealing credit card numbers, passwords or other sensitive data. Visitors encountering the compromised website also risk having their subsequent search results replaced with links that point to other malicious websites. The malware can also steal FTP credentials from the victim's computer and use them to infect more sites, thus increasing the spread of this threat.
Who is at risk?
Users of Internet Explorer and Google's search engine.
How do I protect myself?
If you are running ZoneAlarm® ForceField™ browser security technology you are already protected. If you are running ZoneAlarm Extreme Security, you must turn ON ForceField virtualization (Open ZoneAlarm Extreme and go to 'browser security', 'settings', 'advanced' and click 'enable virtualization').
If you are only running the ZoneAlarm Pro or ZoneAlarm Security Suite, you could be at risk, since they do not include virtualization technology which protects from these types of stealth Web browser attacks.
Protect Yourself with ZoneAlarm Extreme Security - $29.95
Learn More about Gumblar
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ZoneAlarm® users
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ZoneAlarm Extreme Security
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Gumblar Targets IE Users and Google Search,
Resulting in Private Data Theft
More than 1,500 Web Sites have been Attacked.
Severity: High Risk
What is it?
Gumblar is currently targeting users of IE and Google search, delivering malware through compromised sites that infects a user's PC and subsequently intercepts traffic between the user and the visited sites. This means that once infected, anything the victim types could be monitored and used to commit identity theft, such as stealing credit card numbers, passwords or other sensitive data. Visitors encountering the compromised website also risk having their subsequent search results replaced with links that point to other malicious websites. The malware can also steal FTP credentials from the victim's computer and use them to infect more sites, thus increasing the spread of this threat.
Who is at risk?
Users of Internet Explorer and Google's search engine.
How do I protect myself?
If you are running ZoneAlarm® ForceField™ browser security technology you are already protected. If you are running ZoneAlarm Extreme Security, you must turn ON ForceField virtualization (Open ZoneAlarm Extreme and go to 'browser security', 'settings', 'advanced' and click 'enable virtualization').
If you are only running the ZoneAlarm Pro or ZoneAlarm Security Suite, you could be at risk, since they do not include virtualization technology which protects from these types of stealth Web browser attacks.
Protect Yourself with ZoneAlarm Extreme Security - $29.95
Learn More about Gumblar
Exclusive Offer for
ZoneAlarm® users
Protect Yourself from Gumblar - SAVE 57%
ZoneAlarm Extreme Security
only
$29.95