Thursday, September 24, 2009

Be Careful with Serena Williams Outburst

As a tennis fan, you may be curious about how angry Serena Williams of the line judge when she competed in the semifinals of U.S. Open and want to see the video. Reportedly, the judge scolded Serena with a pointed line.

But be careful if you enter a keyword Serena Williams Outburst! Lest you be taken to a domain name pixnat.com that looks like original website. According to Symantec, the site had been hacked and storing fake antivirus scanners.

Hon Lau (Sr. Security Response Manager Symantec) explains, the site that visitors will get a warning threat from pop-up browser and download the program offers a fix. However, the software was actually offered a fake antivirus, which aims to retrieve your personal information and your computer hostage.

"This attack, which is also known as the 'SEO (search engine optimization) poisoning', is an attack used by the opportunistic criminals to take advantage of the natural curiosity of people," said Hon.

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