Windows iPhone users: Watch out for Penguin Panic

It seems as though many Apple products have been at the receiving end of some pretty nasty scams and viruses recently. First, we had phishers going for iTunes users’ information, then they took a crack at MobileMe, and now, there is a virus circulating that targets iPhone users who run Windows. Many people have taken noticed to Apple’s recent boost in popularity, but those people aren’t always the good ones. This latest scam piggybacks on the popularity of the iPhone, and will subsequently wreak havoc on any unfortunate Windows system it can get its hands on.

In the iPhone App store, there is a popular game titled “Penguin Panic.” Scammers have been using this in e-mails to unfortunate Windows iPhone users. The e-mail usually has the subject “Virtual iPhone Games!”, “Take A Break!”, and “Apple: The Most Popular Game”, and start off by telling users what a great game PP is, and then talk about how the game is now available on your computer. Supposedly, the game is included in the attached “Penguin.Panic.zip,” but beware. Upon opening that file, a trojan is released into your system, and it is only a matter of time before it starts really screwing up your system.

With all these recent attacks on Apple products and services, the days of pointing and laughing in the faces of unprotected Windows users are numbered.

Via [Ars Technica]