Fake ImageShack site serving malware, links distributed over IM

In a combination of domain typosquatting next to spoofed image files, malware authors managed to successfully impersonate ImageShack, the 5th largest image hosting Web site on the Internet, the result of which is a malware campaign circulating over MSN, enticing users into infecting themselves by clicking on the spammed links to fake image files. This currently active instant message (IM) malware campaign is yet another indication that the ‘don’t click on executable files’ security tip is on the verge of irrelevance.

[ZDnet Blog]