Google finds a million scareware infections...
FYI...
Google finds a million scareware infections...
- http://krebsonsecurity.com/2011/07/g...o-be-infected/
July 19, 2011 - "Google today began warning more than a million Internet users that their computers are infected with a malicious program that hijacks search results and tries to scare users into purchasing fake antivirus software... the malware apparently arrives on victim desktops as fake antivirus or “scareware” programs that use misleading warnings about security threats to trick people into purchasing worthless security software... The malware intercepts traffic destined for high profile domains like google.com, yahoo.com and bing.com, and routes it through intermediate hosts or “proxies” controlled by the attackers. The proxies are used to modify the search results that a victim sees for any given search term, and to redirect traffic to pay-per-click schemes that pay for traffic to specific Web sites. Fortunately, the traffic generated by the malware has a unique “signature” that Google is able to use to alert victims. Google is placing a prominent notification* at the top of victims’ Google search results; it includes links to resources to help remove the infection... the hard work will be in the cleanup: Search hijackers are notorious for blocking users from visiting antivirus Web sites or other popular sources of malware removal tools."
* http://krebsonsecurity.com/wp-conten...07/googhij.png
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- http://googleonlinesecurity.blogspot...ople-from.html
Updated July 20, 2011
