German net users targeted by Skype email malware attack

SophosLabs has intercepted a malware attack, hitting many German internet users today, disguised as an email from Skype.

The email, which has the subject line “Wir haben Ihre Bestellung geliefert” (Translation: We have delivered your order”) has a ZIP file attached, which contains a Trojan horse.

The email claims that details of the order can be found in the attached file.

Here’s what a typical example of the email looks like…

Read more in my article on the Naked Security website.

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