Re: AIM Password theft

["Eric Joe" <sysop () tje1 com>]

Mark/Brent,

I received a SPAM message that does exactly as you described. Here is the
message text
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You have a secret admirer
Find out who below
http://www.geocities.com/merlin54906/webcam.html


If you want further information from me directly,
we can have a private meeting
http://www.geocities.com/shashi43849/

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I also found an .exe file on my desktop.

-- 
Eric Joe
Network Operations
Journey's End Internet/Computer Connection Inc

> Mark,
>       The code you just sent looks familiar to a SPAM I received
> attempting to hijack users' e-gold accounts.  Out of curiosity I
> followed that link which loaded start.html (attached).  What worries me
> is that I'm running IE 6.0.2800.1106 with all the latest patches from
> Microsoft and this page (start.html) rewrote wmplayer.exe on my local
> drive without notice.  After closing the page, I found two .exe files
> on my desktop (which loaded from
> http://doz.linux162.onway.net/eg/1.exe). Is this a new unknown
> vulnerability?
>
> Brent Meshier
> Global Transport Logistics, Inc.
> http://www.gtlogistics.com/
> "Innovative Fulfillment Solutions"
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Coleman [mailto:markc () uniontown com]
> Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2003 11:43 AM
> To: bugtraq () securityfocus org
> Subject: [Fwd: Re: AIM Password theft]
>
> Hi, can anyone shed some light on this for me?  If this is new, its
> going to spread like wildfire.  AOL or incidents lists have yet to
> reply....  it appears to be a legitimate threat as I have at least one
> user "infected" already..  Thank you..
>
> -Mark Coleman