Malicious Spam - ''YouTube Service Has Sent You a Message"
There are a few fake e-mails being sent around, with the assumption that they are coming from YouTube. My free anti-virus software Avast, was able to block a few of the webpages that I was taken to, after clicking on the links in a few of the email messages. The webpages are embedded with viruses, malware and spywares.
A Few of the Fake Email Message Subjects
- YouTube Service sent you a message: Your video has been approved
- YouTube Content Service sent you a notification: Your video on the TOP of YouTube
- YouTube - Thank you for your request
The Fake YouTube Email Message
YouTube Support sent you a direct message: Your video on the TOP of YouTube / Your video has been approved
YouTube Support has sent you a direct message
You can reply to this message by visiting your inbox.
To: yahoo.comYour video on the TOP of YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oj0meoWlZGet more information
This is one of the links in the e-mail messages: http://bspsolutions.net/banana.html. Please do not go to the link.
If you click on any of the links within the e-mail messages, you will be redirected to a website selling viagra and other erectile dysfunction drugs, or redirected to a website with trojan horses, viruses and spyware programs.
Most of these email messages are more of a nuisance than a threat and will be filtered by your email spam filters. Please ensure that your anti-virus software is updated and immediately delete these email messages if they end up in your inbox.
Check the comment section for additional information, or share what you know or ask a question about this article, by clicking the 'View or Write Comment' button below.
Note: Some of the information in samples on this website may have been impersonated or spoofed.