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Apple Store Gift Card Virus or Malware Email
Apple Store Gift Card Virus or Malware Email

Cybercriminals are currently targeting Apple Store users with an email that contains a malicious attachment and link, which appeared as if it came from Apple. If you open the malicious attachment, your computer will become infected with a malicious computer program called a Trojan horse. Or, if you click on the link, you will be taken to a malicious or compromised website that will attempt to infect your computer with malwares, by checking your computer for vulnerabilities.

The Apple Store Gift Card Virus or Malware email:

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Apple Store Gift Card

Dear client! You got our $200 Apple Store Gift Card.

Apple Store Gift Cards can be used to buy Apple hardware and accessories at any Apple Retail Store, the Apple Online Store, or over the phone by calling 1-800-MY-APPLE.

Please click the link or look at the attachment to obtain the Apple Store Gift Card
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If you receive a copy of this email message, whatever you do, please do not open the attachment, click on the link or follow any instructions in this same message.

The malicious attachment name is "Apple gift card.exe".

When we scanned this attachment, the following malwares were found:

  • Trojan/Win32.Zbot
  • W32/Trojan.JPSZ-2584
  • W32/Trojan3.FTF
  • DS: DangerousObject.Multi.Generic
  • Trojan.Email.FW
  • PWSZbot-FBX! 74CFF87704AE

If you have already opened the attachment or click the link in the email message, please use your antivirus software to do a full scan of your computer.

For a list of email attachments that you should never open, please click here.

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