iPhone5GS Email Scam

The 'iPhone5GS' email scam is a fake iPhone e-mail update supposedly from Apple, that encourages you to click a compromised link. SpywareRemove.com malware analysts have found that this link installs a backdoor Trojan, although it also displays Apple-related images to continue the iPhone-based deception. Although a 'iPhone5GS' email scam's backdoor Trojan may not show any symptoms while 'iPhone5GS' email scam is on your PC, 'iPhone5GS' email scam does allow remote criminals to control your computer and may result in the theft of personal information or your PC being forced to perform self-destructive actions. To avoid these infections, simply note the format of an 'iPhone5GS' email scam message and learn to avoid clicking on 'iPhone5GS' email scam's misleading links. If you think that you've been infected by the 'iPhone5GS' email scam, the simple application of a competent anti-malware program can delete 'iPhone5GS' email scam without causing any further harm to your operating system.

The Worm in the Apple of the 'iPhone5GS' Email Scam

'iPhone5GS' email scam messages are distributed on the same dates as legitimate Apple iPhone updates and news conferences, thus exploiting social engineering to make it more likely that their links will be trusted. The standard format that the 'iPhone5GS' email scam uses is a fairly professional and image-heavy template that markets the iPhone 5GS and pretends to offer you additional news in an URL-obscured link.

A sample of the 'iPhone5GS' email scam's text is shown below:

iPhone 5GS
Available Friday.
In store or delivered to your door.

Check it out

However, this link doesn't lead to anything to do with Apple, but to a backdoor Trojan, Mal/Zapchas-A. Although non-Windows computers are safe from Mal/Zapchas-A attacks, SpywareRemove.com malware experts have found that Mal/Zapchas-A is capable of attacking PCs that use most versions of Windows.

Cleaning the 'iPhone5GS' Email Scam's Fake Update Out of Your PC

'iPhone5GS' email scam backdoor Trojans are known by the following list of aliases (depending on what kind of software detects them): Mal/Zapchas-A, Backdoor:BAT/Zapchast.H, Backdoor:IRC/Zapchast.H, Dropper/Muldrop.1001804, DR/PSW.Zapchast.zwrc.196, IRC/Flood.mirc, IRC/Flood.NAT, Mal/Zapchas-A, Program.mIRC.603, Trojan:BAT/Zapchast.H, Trojan:Win32/IRCFlood.I and TROJ_UNDEF.QI. Problems that are linked to infection by a 'iPhone5GS' email scam include:

• Negatively-altered network or firewall settings, such as opened network ports or exceptions for programs that have been added to your firewall.
• The presence of unusual and potentially harmful software on your PC, such as mIRC.
• Loss of personal information, including account passwords, login data, online banking info or identification-related info.
• Poor system performance that's caused by excessive system resource usage.
• The display of a 'three praying child angels' image.

However, you can delete 'iPhone5GS' email scam-related Trojans with any suitably-powerful anti-malware scanner or PC security product. To insure that Mal/Zapchas-A is completely removed, SpywareRemove.com malware experts recommend that you make certain that your anti-malware programs are up-to-date and use Safe Mode as the ideal scanning environment.