Experts have identified a worm that spreads through P2P networks and emails called Spybot.AKB.

The worm which was recently detected fools users by appearing as a social network invitation or a Google job application response. Once installed, it redirects searche results for keywords such as ‘hotel’, ‘weather, or ‘airlines’ to infected false pages.

Spybot.AKB spreads itself via email or peer-to-peer file sharing. One email disguises itself as be a Twitter invite from another user, containing a file that users supposedly run to join. The P2P infection involves the worm copying and renaming itself with the filename of a popular windows application, such as Norton Antivirus.

Spybot.AKB is self-protecting. It will “perform a set of actions to compromise the security level of infected PCs, adding itself to Windows firewall whitelist rules and disabling the error reporting service and user access control.

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Security vendor Symantec is warning football fans to be cautious about World Cup information online.

Symantec launched a website for  football fans providing details of latest security scams connected to the World Cup. The site contains tips and links for news and information on the footie event. Symantec said: “The site will provide people with the information they need to protect themselves on the internet.

Football related sites are sure to receive a large increase in traffic during the World Cup, this makes footie supporters vulnerable to hackers who look to steal private sensitive data. Symantec said; “Attackers are always finding new ways of duping people into disclosing their personal information. Being well informed and alert is as important as keeping up to date with the latest protection software updates.”

The World Cup will take place this June in South Africa and is already becoming a popular theme for cyber criminals. Symantec said; “Historically, any large-scale sporting event has shown an increase in all kinds of cyberthreats. Phishing attacks increased by 66 percent during the Beijing Olympics in 2008.

You can view the symantec website here