New virus raids your bank account - but you won't notice

Discussion in 'malware problems & news' started by Thankful, Jan 6, 2012.

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  1. Thankful

    Thankful Savings Monitor

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    Thankful, Jan 6, 2012
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  2. Rilla927

    Rilla927 Registered Member

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    Thanks for posting. It's amazing how they keep finding new ways to do this stuff. It's scary!
     
    Rilla927, Jan 9, 2012
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  3. Rmus

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    I'm curious about this statement:

    I wonder,

    • What tricks are used?

    • Wouldn't a customer question why the bank would ask for that information, already having it?

    I searched around for more information and found more than 100 hits for this topic, all of which just quoted verbatim the original article, with no one following up for more details.

    Oh well, these last three statements in the article pretty much put things into perspective:

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    rich
     
    Rmus, Jan 9, 2012
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  4. AlexC

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    And also:

    How does the virus infects the computer in first place? Drive-by? Social-engineering?

    How is the detection rate for this new virus? Is it easy to remove?
     
    AlexC, Jan 10, 2012
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  5. Dark Shadow

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    It might be safer keeping your money in the house safe bolted to the floor of course.:D
     
    Dark Shadow, Jan 10, 2012
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  6. wat0114

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    Why, because the virus might steal it? :D
     
    wat0114, Jan 10, 2012
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  7. Dark Shadow

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    LOL:D
     
    Dark Shadow, Jan 10, 2012
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