Newegg Password Reset Scam

stereo555 · 08-27-10, 09:51 AM

Although most of us would be fairly cautious of this type of thing , I thought I should share this info non-the-less :

Newegg Password Reset Scam . http://legitreviews.com/news/8871/

"Newegg Password Reset Scam Becoming Popular
McAfee Labs has detected a new strain of spam in the wild that is not only a sophisticated forgery of a Newegg purchase receipt, but also appears to be abusing Newegg’s own password reset system to further the scam. The spam mail not only mimics the look and feel of a Newegg email, but also forges the RFC 821–received headers to pretend that it originated from Newegg servers. The email contains an HTML attachment that uses obfuscated JavaScript to forward the victim to a domain which attempts to deliver fake anti-virus software or other malware to the recipient. Be sure to give a heads up to anyone that has a Newegg account!"

(*Maybe the mod's can put this in a more visible area .)

EarthDog · 08-27-10, 09:58 AM

Thanks for the headsup! I havent received that thank god...

I would imagine this would be best in the Internet/Networking/Security section...?

stereo555 · 08-27-10, 10:06 AM

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Originally Posted by EarthDog

Thanks for the headsup! I havent received that thank god...

I would imagine this would be best in the Internet/Networking/Security section...?

I rarely , if ever go to that section myself , I was thinging maybe in Cyberdeals (somewhere people go the most often ?) ?

EarthDog · 08-27-10, 10:10 AM

Its up to the mods... But its not a Cyber Deal, it has little to do with the vendor aside from its a virus/malware parading as a newegg email.

I dont know. Im just glad you posted it. You can PM a mod or report the post to move it if you would like.

Thanks again!

bchur83 · 08-27-10, 10:41 AM

I have seen this a few times in the last few days. I also have had a few customers getting these as well. I am getting really sick of removing this virus that comes from it though.

thideras · 08-27-10, 10:43 AM

If I ever get an email saying my password was reset, I manually go to the website and log in. If it works, my password was not reset. Problem solved.

stereo555 · 08-27-10, 11:00 AM

Neweggs post about it : http://promotions.newegg.com/NEPro/Phis/index.html (also on thier front page)

08-27-10, 09:51 AM	Thread Starter #1
stereo555 Overclocking is music to my soul Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Menifee , Calif	Newegg Password Reset Scam Although most of us would be fairly cautious of this type of thing , I thought I should share this info non-the-less : Newegg Password Reset Scam . http://legitreviews.com/news/8871/ "Newegg Password Reset Scam Becoming Popular McAfee Labs has detected a new strain of spam in the wild that is not only a sophisticated forgery of a Newegg purchase receipt, but also appears to be abusing Newegg’s own password reset system to further the scam. The spam mail not only mimics the look and feel of a Newegg email, but also forges the RFC 821–received headers to pretend that it originated from Newegg servers. The email contains an HTML attachment that uses obfuscated JavaScript to forward the victim to a domain which attempts to deliver fake anti-virus software or other malware to the recipient. Be sure to give a heads up to anyone that has a Newegg account!" (Maybe the mod's can put this in a more visible area .) __________________ i7 920 D0 @ 3.9 - Evga X58 3-Way SLI (758) * Sandisk Extreme 240gb * Seagate 410AS 2x250's-Raid0 - Samsung F3 1TB - 24gb Mushkin 1333 - Gigabyte Windforce GTX 670 - CM Cosmos 1010/Corsair HX1050 - Windows 7 Ultimate * Hanns-G HZ281HPB 27.5" - LG WH12LS30 Blu Burner - Samsung SH-S223Q - X-Fi Titanium - Klipsch 4.1's/Altec center channel ~ "Random segments of code and ghosts in my machine" ~ Heatware Join your overclocking frag buddies at [OCG] (aka: [OCG]w00ps )
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08-27-10, 09:58 AM	#2
EarthDog Senior PITA Member Overclockers.com Editor Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Stuck in Maryland...	Thanks for the headsup! I havent received that thank god... I would imagine this would be best in the Internet/Networking/Security section...? __________________ C2D/C2Q Overclocking Guide / i3/i5/i7 (s1366/1156) Overclocking Guide/Info / SandyBridge/ Ivybridge Overclocking Guide / AMD Overclocking Guide / Power Supply Guide SSD Reliability/Write Endurance / JOIN THE BENCHING TEAM! / Bulldozer Overclocking Guide / Forum Etiquette Want to see your writing featured on the overclockers.com Front Page? PM me, I can help! "We have more information and more ways of accessing it than ever, yet seem increasingly less inclined to do so."- Michael Wilbon
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08-27-10, 10:10 AM	#4
EarthDog Senior PITA Member Overclockers.com Editor Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Stuck in Maryland...	Its up to the mods... But its not a Cyber Deal, it has little to do with the vendor aside from its a virus/malware parading as a newegg email. I dont know. Im just glad you posted it. You can PM a mod or report the post to move it if you would like. Thanks again! __________________ C2D/C2Q Overclocking Guide / i3/i5/i7 (s1366/1156) Overclocking Guide/Info / SandyBridge/ Ivybridge Overclocking Guide / AMD Overclocking Guide / Power Supply Guide SSD Reliability/Write Endurance / JOIN THE BENCHING TEAM! / Bulldozer Overclocking Guide / Forum Etiquette Want to see your writing featured on the overclockers.com Front Page? PM me, I can help! "We have more information and more ways of accessing it than ever, yet seem increasingly less inclined to do so."- Michael Wilbon
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08-27-10, 10:41 AM	#5
bchur83 Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Land of 10,000 Lakes	I have seen this a few times in the last few days. I also have had a few customers getting these as well. I am getting really sick of removing this virus that comes from it though. __________________ Main Rig: Asus P8Z68 Pro Gen3 * Core i7 2600K @ 4.4Ghz * 8GB (2x 4GB) Mushkin Blackline PC3-1600 * GeForce GTX 560TI 448 1280MB * 6TB Storage * LG BD/RW * Lian-Li PC-V2000B * Dell 24" 2407FPW & Asus 24" VS248H Backup Rig: Gigabyte EP45-UD3P * C2Q Q9400 @ 3.2Ghz * 4GB (2x 2GB) G-Skill PC2-8000 * Sapphire Radeon 4870 512MB * 320GB Storage * Samsung SH-S203N DVD+/-RW * Apex Full Tower Case * 2x Dell 19" LCD HTPC: Abit IP35PRO * C2D E6600 @ Stock * 2GB G-Skill PC6400 * Geforce 8600GT 256MB * 640GB Storage * Lite On 16x DVD-ROM * 55" Samsung 1080p 3D LED LCD via HDMI Media Server: DFI Lanparty UT NF4 Ultra-D * A64 3800+ X2 * 1GB PC3200 * Powercolor X800XL * 14TB Storage * Lite On 16x DVD-RW Heatware
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08-27-10, 10:43 AM	#6
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08-27-10, 11:00 AM	Thread Starter #7
stereo555 Overclocking is music to my soul Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Menifee , Calif	Neweggs post about it : http://promotions.newegg.com/NEPro/Phis/index.html (also on thier front page) __________________ * i7 920 D0 @ 3.9 - Evga X58 3-Way SLI (758) * Sandisk Extreme 240gb * Seagate 410AS 2x250's-Raid0 - Samsung F3 1TB - 24gb Mushkin 1333 - Gigabyte Windforce GTX 670 - CM Cosmos 1010/Corsair HX1050 - Windows 7 Ultimate * Hanns-G HZ281HPB 27.5" - LG WH12LS30 Blu Burner - Samsung SH-S223Q - X-Fi Titanium - Klipsch 4.1's/Altec center channel ~ "Random segments of code and ghosts in my machine" ~ Heatware Join your overclocking frag buddies at [OCG] (aka: [OCG]w00ps )
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