14 DAY TRIAL // WhatsApp users are advised to be on the lookout for bogus emails that try to get them to open an attached file. The messages are part of a cybercriminal campaign whose goal is to distribute a piece of malware.
Conrad Longmore of Dynamoo’s Blog says that the emails are entitled “Your friend has just sent you a pic.” They read, “Your friend has just sent you a photograph in WhatsApp. Open attachments to see what it is.”
The emails have nothing to do with WhatsApp. The file that’s attached to them (IMG003299.exe) is actually a piece of malware of the Wauchos family. The threat is currently detected only by around 9 of the antivirus engines from VirusTotal.
This isn’t the only WhatsApp scam that’s currently targeting Internet users. Fake “new voicemail” emails have been used to distribute malware for quite some time now.