American Express has alerted its customers about a
Pop-up Message that appears while you try to access
the actual website of the credit card firm. Experts
at MicroWorld
Technologies observe that this sophisticated trick
can fool even the computer savvy.
This popup is caused by a Trojan and it appears only
on infected computers. A press release from American
Express says that the Pop-up box appears with a message
that reads, "We are currently performing regular
maintenance of our security measures. Please fill
in the correct information for the following category
to verify your identity''. In the form given below
the message, you are told to enter your Social Security
Number, Mothers Maiden name and Date of Birth. That's
enough information for anyone to hijack and fake your
identity!
"This can easily trick people as the pop-up
appears after you key in the legitimate and highly
secure website address of American Express,"
says Govind Rammurthy, CEO, MicroWorld
Technologies. "On 11th of April, we had informed
the world about Win32.Qhost.v,
a Trojan clicker or DNS Re-router that redirects browsers
to unwanted or malicious websites. This one is pretty
much on the same line, the difference being it comes
as a pop-up box."
There are many breeds of malware that can directly
and indirectly perform acts of identity theft and
information robbery on unsuspecting users. While keyloggers
capture everything that you type in, Trojans and Backdoors
can let a remote attacker manipulate your machine!
Many adwares and spywares that pretend to be nice
utilities can be surreptitiously monitoring your moves
on the computer, day in and day out.
"Doing financial transactions online is like
walking on a busy street, carrying a briefcase stuffed
with cash. You need to have armed security guards
on both your sides, or you will be robbed in broad
day light! The risk will multiply if you are accessing
your account information from an Internet Kiosk or
any other public place where people take turn to use
computers." says the MicroWorld Chief.
MicroWorld Technologies, the software firm that developed
the world's most advanced AntiVirus and Content Security
Solutions eScan
and MailScan,
protects enterprises and home users with multilayered
security, powered by a patent-pending technology named
MWL.
Govind reveals their strategy "We at MicroWorld,
consistently maintain the fastest and earliest detection
rate for every new and emerging threat, in order to
provide zero-day protection. Then comes the heuristic
analysis. In here, we have developed some highly advanced
and sophisticated behavioral algorithms to identify
masked programs, riskwares, greywares or a new virus,
in a proactive manner, to make sure no malware escapes
our RADAR".
MicroWorld
MicroWorld (www.mwti.net)
is the developer of the world's first Real-Time AntiVirus
and Content Security software eScan
for desktops and servers. Its communication security
software, MailScan
is the first comprehensive e-mail scanner for your
SMTP/POP3 Mail Server. MicroWorld
Winsock Layer (MWL) is the revolutionary technology
underlying these products, powering them to several
certifications and awards by some of the most prestigious
testing bodies, notable among them being Virus Bulletin,
Checkmark, TUCOWS, Red Hat Ready, and Novell Ready.
Combining their powerful scanner with MWL technology,
MicroWorld solutions provide a Real-Time Proactive
security for your systems. For network security
of enterprises, eConceal Firewall is the latest
powerful offering from MicroWorld.
To learn more, kindly visit http://www.mwti.net.
