Short Way 2 Malware

Short URL service has been exploited for spreading malware for an long time , here is one example

Hi! Please look at this short video. What are they doing?
tube23441.notlong.com/

 

following message is posted to google group , this redirects to

eusebiotanis.150m.com – this is again a freehosting page

<script>
window.location.href=("hxxp://flashtubes.net/xplay.php?id=45230");
</script>

this loads following malware.

<CENTER><A 
      href="hxxp://freefilesarchive.com/flash-HQ-plugin.45230.exe"><IMG 
      onmouseover="window.status = 'Download Streaming Player Media please!';" 
      
      alt="You must Download and Run Video Controller Object to play this video file." 
      src="img/xplayer.gif" border=0></A> 
      </CENTER></DIV>

Short URL – can lead to malware sites, so beware if you click one.

whois information shows 

Registrant:

    N/A


    Farah F Jones

    2733 Canis Heights Drive

    City Of Commerce


    California,90040