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Beware Fake Parking Tickets that Cause You to Download Trojan Malware

A devious new method of getting unsuspecting users to download Trojan malware to their computers takes the form of a fake parking ticket placed on their car’s windshield. The ticket, reading “PARKING VIOLATION This vehicle is in violation of standard parking regulations,” contains a web address to download a “toolbar” to view images of the car that is the subject of the “ticket”. Of course, the ‘toolbar’ isn’t really a toolbar at all – it’s the Trojan.