Beware of an email that may find it's way into your inbox.
The subject line may include:
A new president, a new congress ... Barack Obama wins Can Obama win popular vote but lose election? Did Obama Win Yet? Election 2008: Time lapse of U.S. counties Election Center 2008 - Election Results Election Night Results Fear of a Black President New president's Obama win an Electoral College majority Obama win Defined by Race Obama win preferred in world poll Obama win sets stage for showdown Obama Wouldnt Be First Black President Obama's Win Reshapes the Race Priorities for the New President Priorities for the New President - TIME The new President's cabinet? USA Election 2008 Results Will American Voters Elect a Black President World Welcomes Obama's Win
The Sender of the email pretends to be one of:
news@cnn.com news@usatoday.com news@online.com news@c18-ss-1-lb.cnet.com news@president.com news@unitedstates.com news@bbc.com
Using sender names such as:
2008 president center Election results Elections center Election Results center President election results
The e-mail entices you to view a video of President-Elect Obama by clicking on the provided link. The link takes you to a website that hosts malware. When you click to view the video you are then prompted to install the latest Adobe Flash Player to be able to view the video. By doing this, you are rewarded not with the video but with a malicious file instead; it is actually a keylogger.
This is just another example of classic "Social Engineering". The subject line contains some high-profiled current event, the sender seems to be from a trusted source (but it's actually a spoof) and there is a link that you can click on to view the promised content. Don't fall for it, it's usually bogus.
The best practice is always to type the address of a trustworthy news site into your address bar and see what videos they offer. Never trust a link in an email.
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