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Trojan horses piggybacked on messages that claim to include video clips of Saddam Hussein's execution are circulating.  Taking advantage of such a highly publicized event to draw attention to what would otherwise be just another SPAM message is not such a surprise.  The real surprise came to those individuals who were lured to open and read the message, as they unknowingly had key logging software installed onto their systems.

As part of our Managed Security Service, BAI Security has been blocking multiple pieces of malware worldwide that use a Saddam theme. Two of them—Banload.bsw and Banload.bsx—try to disguise themselves by opening a YouTube search result page that shows hits from a keyword in Portuguese: "enforcado" (execution).  All exploits are in fact Trojans that download spyware key loggers intending to steal online bank account passwords.

Hussein has been invoked several times by scammers in the past. Nearly two years ago, spam said to include pictures of Saddam after he'd supposedly been shot dead while trying to escape U.S. custody actually harbored the Bobax.h worm. Shortly after that, Nigerian fraudsters tried to dupe recipients into parting with their money by offering a share of the private fortunes of Hussein and his closest aids.

These events continue to prove the importance of enhanced protection to stop SPAM and filter particular email attachments, as well as non-business websites that can host such scams.  It is important to note that traditional firewalls and Intrusion Detection systems would not usually detect this type of threat, while SPAM and web filtering system likely would.

This is an excellent example of why BAI Security uses a layered approach to our Managed Security service that combines firewall, IDS/IPS, as well as Antivirus, Spyware/Malware, Web/Email Filtering solutions in a combined solution.  For more information on our services – contact us today.