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F-Secure Malware Information Pages: Trojan-Spy:HTML/Trojan-Spy:HTML/Fraud

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Name : Trojan-Spy:HTML/Trojan-Spy:HTML/Fraud
Type:Trojan-Spy
Category:Malware
Platform:HTML
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Summary
Trojan-Spy.HTML.Fraud detects fraudulent e-mail messages and website HTML.
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Additional Details
E-mail messages and websites can be detected as Trojan-Spy.HTML.Fraud.

Detections are typically the result of a mismatch in HREF tags used by hyperlinks.

The fraudulent message or site is attempting to disguise or obfuscate the hyperlink.

HREF mismatch example:



The HREF tag show in the example HTML code directs to "Phishing.com" while the displayed hyperlink will show "Online-Bank.com".

Example

Displays Online-Bank.com:



Links to Phishing.com:



Disguised links are used by phishers attempting to lure victims to fraudulent sites in order to steal personal account details.
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Last Modified: May 15, 2008