A new Trojan horse computer program, which secretly steals personal information by tricking users into visiting a malicious Web site, is trying to duplicate the devious success of the Swen worm, which infected more than a million machines last September. Known as “Xombe,” the new Trojan horse program mirrors Swen by masquerading as a critical update from Microsoft, advising users to visit a bogus Web site and install code that is actually a malicious program intended to steal users’ personal data.
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Xombe Trojan Spoofs Microsoft Patch To Steal Personal Info
Posted by: Jay Lyman January 12, 2004 09:51 AMA new Trojan horse computer program, which secretly steals personal information by tricking users into visiting a malicious Web site, is trying to duplicate the devious success of the Swen worm, which infected more than a million machines last September. Known as “Xombe,” the new Trojan horse program mirrors Swen by masquerading as a critical update from Microsoft, advising users to visit a bogus Web site and install code that is actually a malicious program intended to steal users’ personal data.