'VIDEO SHOCK – Hurricane Irene New York kills All' Video Scam

VIDEO SHOCK – Hurricane Irene New York kills All' is a social network-based phishing scam that promises to provide a powerful video clip about recent tragedies related to Hurricane Irene. However, this fake news clip only extends to news as far as it name goes; once an unsuspecting victim clicks the provided link, 'VIDEO SHOCK – Hurricane Irene New York kills All' will redirect him or her to a Security Control interface that gathers personal information, including email addresses. Even after you provide this information, 'VIDEO SHOCK – Hurricane Irene New York kills All' will not give you access to a Hurricane Irene video, and since SpywareRemove.com malware experts have noted that such phishing methods are highly likely to expose you to spam email and other forms of attack, you should avoid any interaction with 'VIDEO SHOCK – Hurricane Irene New York kills All'.

How 'VIDEO SHOCK – Hurricane Irene New York kills All' Gets Your Attention Along with Your Info

'VIDEO SHOCK – Hurricane Irene New York kills All' is spread by social networking websites, particularly Facebook. Although 'VIDEO SHOCK – Hurricane Irene New York kills All' is incapable of attacking you unless you try to interact with the link in some way, 'VIDEO SHOCK – Hurricane Irene New York kills All' can be spread by hijacked Facebook accounts and may be shared widely on Facebook Walls, so you should be careful to avoid any link that resembles 'VIDEO SHOCK – Hurricane Irene New York kills All' even if it's posted by a friend.

However, even after you click 'VIDEO SHOCK – Hurricane Irene New York kills All', this Hurricane Irene phishing scam gives you one more clue about its harmful origins before you've become a victim. All 'VIDEO SHOCK – Hurricane Irene New York kills All' incidents that SpywareRemove.com malware researchers have analyzed have utilized a fake Security Control panel that pretends to require private information before the accompanying video file will be displayed. Of course, since there is no real video file, there's no reason to bother giving 'VIDEO SHOCK – Hurricane Irene New York kills All' what it wants from you.

Exposing private information to 'VIDEO SHOCK – Hurricane Irene New York kills All' phishing scams is likely to cause you to be the target of malicious email messages, fraudulent credit card bills and other forms of attack that exploit your personal data for criminal gain. However, simply being aware of 'VIDEO SHOCK – Hurricane Irene New York kills All' and its true nature will protect you from becoming another victim of this tragedy-piggybacking scam.

Yanking Your Data Back from the Eye of This Phishing Storm

Since 'VIDEO SHOCK – Hurricane Irene New York kills All' may harvest your information before you realize its fraudulent nature, being aware of proper defensive tactics to take after your info has been compromised can also be highly beneficial. The safest way to protect yourself from attacks that are related to phishing after you've been phished is to change all information that was given out to the scam. The highest-priority security measures include:

• Cancel any credit cards if you gave their numbers out to 'VIDEO SHOCK – Hurricane Irene New York kills All,' since SpywareRemove.com malware experts have found that fraudulent credit card bills are extremely common in phishing scams.
• Change your email address. If you're unable to change your address, you may want to change your password to an exceptionally secure one to block any account break-in attempts. In the future, that account may be exposed to malicious spam messages and you should be wary about email messages with suspicious links or file attachments.
• Be careful to avoid any links or friend requests that are sent to you by strangers from within social networking websites or instant messaging programs. Criminals can exploit both mediums with bots that pretend to be normal users to make direct attacks against your account (most of which involve hostile links or file attachments).
• 'VIDEO SHOCK – Hurricane Irene New York kills All' scams may also expose you to drive-by-download links that install malicious software onto your PC. To be assured of your computer's own security, you should be ready to scan your PC for Trojans and other infections with appropriate anti-malware products.

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