New worm spoofs Google, Yahoo and MSN sites
September 30, 2005, 1:52 PM PDT
By Alorie Gilbert
Security experts have discovered a malicious program aimed at tricking users into clicking on phony search results on fake Google, Yahoo and MSN sites.
People with infected machines who try to visit those popular search sites are redirected to spoof versions, antivirus company Panda Software said Friday. The spoof sites serve up bogus search results intended to generate traffic and revenue for other sites that are presumed to be in on the scheme, said Patrick Hinojosa, Panda's chief technology officer.
"This is a business; this is organized crime," Hinojosa said. "People are making money on it." Representatives from Google, Microsoft and Yahoo did not immediately return inquiries for comment.
Machines can become infected with the program, called PremiumSearch, when visiting Web sites that distribute pirated software and pornography, Panda reported. Hinojosa said he doesn't know how many machines have been infected.
Source:CNET News
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New worm spoofs Google, Yahoo and MSN sites
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Posted 02 October 2005 - 06:22 PM
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Posted 02 October 2005 - 06:26 PM
Ah I see...web client hacking. Now, these shows up in the search results then?
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