A new email scam is circulating on the internet which targets ebay users according to anti-virus developer, Symantec. It uses Ebay auctions which are real and a Windows Trojan which sucks the bandwidth of a user’s internet connection.

The malware is called Trojan.Bayrob and it sets up what is known as a man-in-the-middle attack.

“Man-in-the-middle attacks are very powerful, but are also difficult to code correctly.” said Liam O’Murchu of Symantec.

If a victim receives the email and tries to buy the item in the email, the money goes to the attackers.

Source: PC World India