Virus type: Html
Destructive: No
Description:
This malicious HTML script may arrive as an email or a posted Web page. The email message sent out may appear to be from a legitimate source but is actually a spoofed version deviced to trick a user into believing that it is an official security warning from Microsoft.
It displays the following message:
http://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/images/html_swenfraud_a_img1.gif
To spoof a Web site, this malware uses an Internet Explorer (IE) vulnerability. It renders an attacker capable to create a link to a deceptive Web site that displays a legitimate URL in the IE address or status bar. It also invokes confidence in an unknowing user to enter personal data to a malicious Web site.
For more information regarding this vulnerability, visit the following Microsoft page:
Microsoft Security Bulletin 04-004
It runs on Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000 and XP.
http://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/virusencyclo/default5.asp?VName=HTML_SWENFRAUD.A

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