Firms alerted to Asprox risk
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Network security researchers have warned that a new virus known as Asprox has compromised a host of governmental and commercial websites around the globe.
Technewsworld.com has reported that the virus spreads by first infecting web servers and then targeting unwitting visitors to the sites.
According to security researchers, the Asprox virus poses a substantial threat to both businesses and consumers.
Businesses have been warned that while most viruses rely on spam email or malicious websites to spread, the Asprox trojan lies in wait on official sites.
The publication noted that among the companies and organizations affected are San Francisco's city and county services, Coca-Cola, Snapple and the University of California in Irvine.
Elsewhere, reports have also indicated that governmental sites in the UK are among the latest bodies to fall victim to the network security attack.
Many of those who were victim to the attack only found out after they had discovered that money had been withdrawn from their bank account.
British national the Times has reported that Eastern European computer hackers are believed to be behind the attacks.
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