Spammers use swine flu panic to peddle products
Security experts are warning today that computer viruses may be the next part of the swine flu outbreak. Spammers, it seems, have taken advantage of the worldwide panic over the disease to send out e-mails mentioning swine flu to try to trick people into opening them, according to McAfee Avert Labs.
The spammers advertise drugs and online pharmacies, McAfee said, and the lab "predicts more nefarious scams are coming," including links to malware-laden websites. McAfee has also seen an increase in domain names that refer to swine flu.
At least the spammers are creative. Some of the subject lines include: "Salma Hayek caught swine flu!" and "Madonna caught swine flu!" and "Swine flu in Hollywood!" Less exclamation point-heavy messages include "U.S. swine flu statistics" and "Swine flu in USA."
Ironically, McAfee's e-mail about this flood of spam also contained a subject line referring to swine flu.
-- Alana Semuels
That's pretty low of the spammers. I did like the irony of McAfee's email though.
Posted by: Natch Greyes | April 27, 2009 at 12:15 PM
Bulls, Bears, and now... Pigs and Porks
Trouble never come alone.
Not enough with an unprecedented financial crisis, with huge unemployment rates around the planet, and companies going into bankruptcy almost every minute ... that now, we have a flu problem.
Not a normal flu healed with aspirines, but a pandemia. At least, that is what the media are telling us.
Shall we prepare as the so acclaimed Will Smith character in I AM LEGEND ??
Till last week, we were talking about BEARS and BULLS, now we have to talk about PIGS and PORKS.
As I mentioned in my previous article " Play it again, Sam", let's see if media, politicians, authorities etc... behave in a rational way, and do not create unproportioned alarm.
Stock exchanges are said to be down due to this flu, airlines stocks are tumbling, as well as leisure time companies... Nevertheless, GSK is up 6%, due to the vaccine is going to solve our problems with this porky flu.
GSK and NOVARTIS. Obviously, pharma companies ready to sell out all their stocks of TAMIFLU and other drugs. It is ok, no problem.
Experts say that if this flu becomes pandemic, the global turmoil will become worse and recovery will last even more than forecasted one week ago.
Nice day today to announce that Citi and Bank of America will need to raise funds again.
Stock exchanges in Europe are opening at this time, let's see what a rollercoaster session are we offered today...
Meanwhile Obama's planes flew over Manhattan frightening the NYC community thinking of another 11-S. My goodness !!! What a nice view of the world we have !!!!
CNN must be burning the engines in Atlanta with all these news, guauuu !!!!
Optimistics always say that if the worst has come, then we can only improve. Let's hope so, at least if this is the worst that may happen.
As an investor, I always say that even during the World Wars, people earned money, so let's go surfing today to see if we ride good pipes...
BBVA has announced better than expected Q1 2009 results, so let's surf again with banks, ... Or, the flu will also affect them somehow ???
DEUTSCHE BANK has also posted better than expected Net Profit, so it seems that some banks are going through the crisis better than the others.... So, what are we waiting for ???... Money burns !!!!
At the end, if WE ARE LEGEND... What does money matters ???
Jose Luis Revilla Escudero
President
WWShares, Inc
www.worldwideshares.blogspot.com
Posted by: JOSE LUIS REVILLA ESCUDERO | April 28, 2009 at 12:20 AM