February 2010
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Super Bowl 2010 Queries May Lead to Rogue Antivirus Downloads
A simple click on an apparently “clean” link related to the competition can unleash a malware
BitDefender®, an award-winning provider of innovative anti-malware security solutions, today that cybercriminals continue to rely on their victims’ curiosity in order to trick them into compromising their data. The Super Bowl 2010 scheme employs a simple and classic malware spreading mechanism: when the user clicks the link to an apparently legitimate Website displayed in the search results page, the browser is automatically redirected to a Webpage that infects the computer with a fake antivirus.
The behavior of the malicious program starring in this case is comparable to that of other rogue antivirus: when the user is redirec [...]
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BitDefender Offers Tips for Safe Online Tax Preparation and E-Filing
Vlad Valceanu, BitDefender's head of antispam research, provides tips users can follow to safely prepare and file their taxes online