Stockings stuffed with...malware

caragarretson@gmail.com — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 23:00:00 +0100

Malware parading as antivirus software is turning up everywhere on the Web. Security vendor Symantec in mid-October counted 250 variations of this malicious code that pretends to scan users' PCs for viruses, but instead installs Trojans or other malware.

But few would suspect a CD that came with a webcam purchased at a well-known retail outlet would include a link to a site that downloads such malicious software. According to an article by IDG News Service, a Web designe [...]

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Stockings stuffed with...malware