In the season of the truly bizarre, Symantec reports today that an email is circulating which reads:
Subject: Clinton Deal ISIS Leader caught on Video
Hillary clinton caught on video exchanging money with ISIS leader in the year 2013.
After watching the video clip you can then decide on who to vote.
Sentiment is not enough to choose who to vote.
Lets save America Group
#letssaveUSA
[ confidentiality notice ]
P Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail.
[ attachment with malware ]
Yes, the clickbait contains terrible grammar, capitalization, and all that. But for those who are stupid (or desperate) enough to actually believe that a video exists of the Secretary of State swapping a bag of cash with Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and fervently open the attachment, their come to Jesus moment will be rewarded by Backdoor.Adwind, a Trojan that compromises a computer, leaving a back door that can be used to steal information and download additional threats, plus a couple of scripts intended to scan for firewall and antivirus software.
Symantec also reports that, unsurprisingly, 85% of the recipients are in the United States (the UK, Canada, and Mexico make up the rest of the geographic distribution).
Surely, future generations will look back upon this election as the biggest carnival act in history.
Source: Symantec Corporation - www.symantec.com/...