Security researchers from SophosLabs report one profuse bulk malware scam spreading through spam mails that's actually created for duping unwitting PC-operators into downloading a Trojan and thereby contaminating their systems.
With different headers, the e-mails look as being sent from FedEX, USPS and the like telling recipients that there's a package, which couldn't be handed over to its supposed owner, and that they can gather more information by viewing an attached ZIP archive.
Further, while the spam mails entice computer-operators in UK and USA into viewing their attachments, the e-mails' versions apparently pose to be from Royal Mail in the case of British-operators and USPS in the case of Americans.
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