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Economy => Scam Accusations => Topic started by: escrow.ms on December 20, 2013, 07:03:37 AM



Title: Bitcoin wallet backup email by Jonathan Phillips (Its a Malware)
Post by: escrow.ms on December 20, 2013, 07:03:37 AM
http://gyazo.com/679cb0a319e2cdb96c4528276ec05f4e.png

If you got this kind of mail,don't download any file.


That zip file contains a fake wallet.dat file, a txt file (extension is changed from exe to txt) and a shortcut that runs that malware via a simple and old trick.

https://www.virustotal.com/en/file/edd68932586b5f92f28da8fecbbad1f9fcb178232572009d3c186e030c472039/analysis/1387522317/


Title: Re: Bitcoin wallet backup email by Jonathan Phillips (Its a Malware)
Post by: bitpop on December 20, 2013, 01:11:43 PM
Its A built in test. If you aren't greedy, you won't fall victim


Title: Re: Bitcoin wallet backup email by Jonathan Phillips (Its a Malware)
Post by: escrow.ms on December 20, 2013, 01:16:54 PM
Its A built in test. If you aren't greedy, you won't fall victim

+1


Title: Re: Bitcoin wallet backup email by Jonathan Phillips (Its a Malware)
Post by: b!z on December 22, 2013, 08:59:39 AM
Thank you for the warning, escrow.ms. I hope nobody loses money to this scam.


Title: Re: Bitcoin wallet backup email by Jonathan Phillips (Its a Malware)
Post by: bitpop on December 22, 2013, 09:15:41 AM
It's not a scam, its phishing/nigerian type that people should already know. Only the greedy will lose.