Security researchers Malwarebytes have identified a new campaign spam, designed to harbor unsuspecting users on sites that host false searches and unwanted programs.
The fakes messages email subject “RE: Your Job Application" inform users about the approval of a purported application work which have submitted and reported:
"Thank you for your recent work application, which has been approved following an evaluation. We want to proceed directly to recruitment, and provide you with paid education, about the job. If you are still looking for employment, please visit our website and fill out some additional information through the following link. "
The web page users are redirected to varies depending on their location. However, experts found that in most cases, victims are taken to a website, where they are urged to installation of iLivid (tool bar), Ask Toolbar and Torch Browser .
In other cases, victims are transferred to sites where they are asked to complete some surveys in order to earn cash prizes.
If you come across such emails, simply delete them. If you have been the victim of this fraud, remove all the applications you have installed and scan your computer with antivirus software to make sure you are not infected with malicious software.
Source: techit.gr
