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CNN Scam Mail
Please be on the lookout for spam that appears to of have been sent from CNN. The message usually shows up with the Subject: CNN Alerts: My Custom Alert





Users who click on the "Complete Story" or "FULL STORY" link in the message are redirected to a fake CNN site, where they are told they need to download an update to Flash Player to view a video clip from CNN.

If users agree to download the bogus Flash update, they are trapped in an endless loop, where clicking "Cancel" in the initial dialog produced a second pop-up.

Clicking "Cancel" then sends the user back to the first pop-up. The only options at that point are for users to shut down the browser or give in and install the malware.


** Should you receive a message similar to this, please delete it without clicking on any of the links that it contains.

August 14th, 2008
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