TechNewsWorld - The ripple effect of the Conficker worm is starting to draw in people concerned about the security of their computers. Many who try to do something about it by searching for removal tools are running into scams and even more malware, thanks to black hat search engine optimization. presuming that everyone should speak English is a totally unacceptable attitude, the epitome of the ugly american.
You Googled "Conficker," and you read the stories about the computer worm that's vexing security researchers around the world. Your fears about your own PC soon hit critical mass, so you then Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) More about Google "how to detect/remove Conficker." What you get is the latest example of social engineering from Internet criminals and Web hucksters; in attempting to run away from one bit of nasty malware, you could head right into the arms of another.
"We started to see poisoned SEO (search engine optimization) results within the past few days, as well as fake/rogue AV (antivirus) sites claiming to remove Conficker/Downadup, which actually Trojanize people who fall victim to these scams," Trend Micro (Nasdaq: TMIC) More about Trend Micro threat researcher Paul Ferguson told TechNewsWorld.
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