Symantec - Phishing Using Pornographic Content as Bait

Symantec has observed a new trend in phishing in which the phishing
Web page contains pornographic content. The phishing site states that
the end user can obtain free pornography after logging in or signing
up. These offers tempt users into entering their credentials in the
hopes of obtaining pornography.

The attackers use several offers of pornography as bait. Some of the
offers are adult chat, social networking with adult personals for
sexual favors, blogs with free pornography, and so on. The screenshot
below is an example of a phishing website using a leading information
services brand. The site states that they provide email alerts for sex
parties:

In January, new phishing attacks such as the above example continued
to be observed abusing legitimate brands. The phishing pages were
created using free Web hosting sites. Upon entering login credentials,
the site redirects to a pornographic website that then leads to a fake
antivirus website containing malicious code. To learn more about the
trends involved with fake antivirus software, please refer to Fake Antivirus Scans are so 2009.

Internet users are advised to follow best practices to avoid
phishing attacks. Here are some basic tips for avoiding online scams:

•    Do not click on suspicious links from emails.
•    Check the URL of the website and make sure that it belongs to the brand.
•    Type the domain name of your brand directly in your browser rather than following any link.
•    Frequently update your security software, such as Norton Internet Security 2009, which protects you from online phishing.

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