A new black hat search engine optimization (BHSEO) campaign, used to push scareware programs, has poisoned search results related to the upcoming US midterm elections.The 2010 US general elections will take place today and a lot of people are expected to go online and check out polls and other information.Security re... |
2 November 2010
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Security researchers warn that the recently released "Paranormal Activity 2," which enjoys unprecedented success at the box office for a horror movie, is targeted in a new black hat search engine optimization (BHSEO) campaign.With Holloween only days away, it's understandable why a lot of people would be interes... |
26 October 2010
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The noise generated by the recent Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks against Aiplex Software, has led to scareware distributors poisoning search results about the incidents.It's no secret that cybercriminals monitor trending topics on Google and exploit them through black hat search engine optimization... |
22 September 2010
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Security researchers from Spanish antivirus vendor Panda Security warn of a new black hat search engine optimization (BHSEO) campaign which poisons search results related to 'Moshi Monsters' with malicious links.Moshi Monsters is an online game for children, in which players have to care for one of the many... |
12 August 2010
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Security researchers from antivirus vendor Webroot warn that scareware pushers have poisoned the search results for "USA map" on Google Images. The attack uses a different landing page and social engineering trick for each of the major browsers.Black hat search engine optimization (BHSEO) campaigns on Google Images a... |
10 August 2010
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Security researchers from Web integrity monitoring company Sucuri warn that numerous websites owned by Fox Television Stations and other sister companies have been compromised. The affected sites are used in black hat search engine optimization campaigns to push pharmacy spam. Sucuri discovered the compromised Fox w... |
14 July 2010
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The earthquake that hit China two days ago is still being used as a theme for scareware-pushing black hat search engine optimization campaigns. Search results related to the unfortunate event are riddled with malicious links trying to infect users. On April 14th at 7:49 am local time (April 13th 23:49 pm UTC), an ea... |
15 April 2010
11:28 GMT |
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The recent plane crash that resulted in the death of Polish President Lech Kaczyński and tens of other state officials is currently being exploited via BHSEO campaigns. Search results related to the tragedy have been poisoned with malicious links that push scareware-type computer programs. On April 10th, 2010, a Tup... |
12 April 2010
11:23 GMT |
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Security researchers warn that search results for a new controversial TV commercial featuring Tiger Woods have been poisoned with malicious links. The scareware distributed via this black hat search engine optimization (BHSEO) campaign has a very low AV detection rate.In the wake of the 2010 Masters Golf Tournament, ... |
9 April 2010
11:36 GMT |
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Security researchers advise increased caution when searching the Internet for information about this morning's bomb attacks in the Moscow subway system. Future black hat search engine optimization (BHSEO) campaigns and other malware distribution efforts will most likely leverage the two unfortunate incidents.On ... |
29 March 2010
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Rumors of an extra-marital affair between Jesse James, Sandra Bullock's husband, and tattoo model Michelle "Bombshell" McGee is a hot subject on celebrity gossip websites right now. However, security researchers warn that Internet search results for a number of keywords related to the story have already been poi... |
19 March 2010
12:08 GMT |
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Security researchers warn that searching for information on Daylight Saving Time (DST) can lead to FAKEAV websites. Similarly, search results from Corey Haim's untimely death have been poisoned with malicious links.Daylight Saving Time (DST), also referred to as summer time, involves advancing the clock by one h... |
15 March 2010
11:56 GMT |
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Cyber-crooks are exploiting the major earthquake that occurred in Chile on Saturday by poisoning search results related to the event in order to push scareware. Security researchers warn that a new technique is being used to erroneously display the file format for malicious links as PDF.An 8.8 magnitude earthquake st... |
1 March 2010
10:47 GMT |
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With the Oscars rapidly approaching, the associated black hat search engine optimization (BHSEO) campaigns have already started. Security researchers from ALWIL Software, the creators of avast! antivirus, warn that searching online for information about Academy Award nominees has a high chance of leading to scareware... |
10 February 2010
05:01 GMT |
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Scareware distributors are hijacking vulnerable osCommerce websites in order to launch their BHSEO campaigns. The attacks leverage a publicly disclosed vulnerability and drop several rogue scripts on the compromised servers. The vulnerability is known since at least August 31, 2009, when a working exploit was public... |
19 January 2010
11:06 GMT |
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Several black hat search engine (BHSEO) campaigns have emerged in the days after Christmas targeting several subjects of interest for Internet users. Security researchers warn that search results for the name of the "Christmas Day Bomber" or after Christmas sales have been poisoned. News agencies from all over the w... |
30 December 2009
11:07 GMT |
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Security researchers warn that the black hat search engine optimization campaigns used to poison search results and push rogue security software continue to hijack more subjects of interest. Users searching for Patrick Swayze's untimely death, Serena Williams' outburst at the US Open or the blackout of Cinc... |
15 September 2009
09:44 GMT |
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