New Trojans target banking data

A well-disguised Internet virus is currently making the rounds, warn the relevant Internet forums. The Trojan will be emailed. Users receive German e-mails from seemingly reliable contacts, such as telecommunication companies or banks. The scam targets the theft of pbadwords and online banking scams.

In terms of content, mailing mainly concerns invoice complaints or open invoices. The doc file attached to the e-mail should in no way be opened – it's about the Trojan.

Identification for difficult virus scanner

The document is a file created with the online version of Office 365. To open the file, click "Enable Content", which should be avoided anyway, warn experts. This would activate a macro that loads malware from the network on the computer.

According to Heise Security, it is almost impossible to identify the Trojan horse as a virus scanner, so special precautions should be taken. In principle, e-mail attachments must always be opened by known senders.