McDonald's Japan malware attack: Difference between revisions

==Incident==

Winners who received the McDonald's MP3 Player would be infected with an malware called QQPass Trojan that would affect computer's running Microsoft operating system, disabling anti virus protection system and capturing password information if the user is running  [[wikipedia:Tencent_QQ|QQ Instant Messenger]],  sending it via email to an third party.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Villa |first=Joey |date=2006-10-16 |title=Superspyware Me! |url=https://www.globalnerdy.com/2006/10/16/superspyware-me/ |url-status=live |access-date=2026-02-13 |website=Global Nerdy |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250806085622/https://www.globalnerdy.com/2006/10/16/superspyware-me/ |archive-date=6 Aug 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Stevens |first=Chris |date=2006-10-17 |title=McDonalds' free Trojan: "Would you like malware with that?" |url=https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/mcdonalds-free-trojan-would-you-like-malware-with-that/ |url-status=live |access-date=2026-02-13 |website=CNET |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250821060514/https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/mcdonalds-free-trojan-would-you-like-malware-with-that/ |archive-date=21 Aug 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Leyden |first=John |date=2006-10-16 |title=Spyware infection prompts McDonalds MP3 recall |url=https://www.theregister.com/2006/10/16/mcd_spyware_mp3_recall/ |url-status=live |access-date=2026-02-13 |website=The Register |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260123185302/https://www.theregister.com/2006/10/16/mcd_spyware_mp3_recall/ |archive-date=23 Jan 2026}}</ref>

==Company response==