full-disclosure - Phishing scam - Obfuscated url help please

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Message-ID: <40119DA3.9080906@linuxbox.org>
From: ge at linuxbox.org (Gadi Evron)
Subject: Phishing scam - Obfuscated url help please

> An easy way to de-obfuscate this is to give your browser this URL. Works
> at least with Mozilla, but I think other browsers support the javascript:
> pseudo-protocol, too. 
> 
> javascript:alert(decodeURI('<obfuscated-URL-here>'))
> 

We have seen this done and exploited *mostly* on IRC spam (directed at 
the mIRC client).

Let's decode a URL that may end up making IE destroying the PC or 
emailing our passwords.. or downloading a dropper or,,, :o)

		Gadi