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Fake myki Survey Downloading Malware to Users’ Computers PDF Print E-mail
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Monday, 30 May 2011 15:00

Recently, Victoria (Australia) Police has cautioned that, the computer virus is being published on the walls of social media networking websites, such as Facebook and Twitter, as reported by Herald Sun on May 20, 2011. The counterfeit survey exploits the name of Myki and is transmitted through a link in bit.ly format.


The false survey inquires people regarding the Myki system -- a ticketing system utilized in Victoria for transit. It has been shared on both Twitter as well as Facebook. Further, it has been shared through e-mails also.

The opening page of the link notifies that, it has been supported by Victoria Premier John Brumby and inquires questions, such as "Are you confident that the MYKI system will perform flawlessly? If a user clicks on the link, it automatically installs 45 sexually obscene pictures involving children into the machine's 'My Pictures' folder.

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