HelloBridge trojan poses as Heartbleed detection tool

  • 28 April 2014
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With the Heartbleed bug grabbing headlines around the world, attackers are leveraging the news for their own malicious tactics.

Researchers have uncovered a new attack campaign that lures users into downloading a supposed Heartbleed vulnerability detection tool that infects computers with malware.
 
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Why does this not surprise me... with all the turmoil over Heartbleed and IE, the next thing you know someone will be claiming that their "New and Improved" web browser is immune to such attacks. :p

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