For a network user who is protected by a firewall and whose ICQ and IRC connections are disabled, infection will mostly occur via an email attachment or through a software download from a website. Many users claim never to open an attachment or to download software from an unknown website, however clever social engineering techniques used by hackers can trick most users into running the infected attachment or downloading the malicious software without even suspecting a thing. An example of a Trojan that made use of social engineering was the Septer. troj, which was transmitted via email in October 2001. This was disguised as a donation form for the American Red Cross's disaster relief efforts and required recipients to complete a form, including their credit card details. The Trojan then encrypted these details and sent them to the attacker's website. >> Infection via attachments It is amazing how many people are infected by running an attachment sent to th...
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