Justin Bieber is a malware magnet
According to PandaLabs, more than 200 websites use 'Justin Bieber' as bait to distribute malware. News sites, meanwhile, use any news about Justin Bieber to attract visitors (ahem), according to common sense.
AUTHOR:
Shaun Conlin
PandaLabs, Panda Security's antimalware laboratory, has detected more than 200 spoof Web addresses using the name 'Justin Bieber' as bait to lure users. When including the name of the pop singer and teen sensation in malicious links, cyber-criminals are distributing the fake antivirus MySecurityEngine. This technique has been used many times in the past, taking advantage of popular topics such as the series finale of 'Lost' or the release of the movie, 'Iron Man 2'.
References to Justin Bieber in malicious links include examples such as:
- justin bieber takes estrogen pills did justin bieber died
- justin bieber smoking weed
- justin bieber born in 1998
- justin bieber north korea
- justin bieber arrested
- justin bieber died
- justin bieber drinking problem
- justin bieber gender change operation
- justin bieber hermaphrodite
- justin bieber i m gay!
- justin bieber pregnant
- justin bieber removes left testicle
Until now, major search engines including Google, Yahoo and Bing have indexed such headlines to display as top search results, and clicking such links activated a prompt asking users to first download a seemingly-necessary file before continuing, which would contain a virus.
Currently, however, top search listings are showing headlines regarding PandaLabs' malicious finding about Justin Beiber, which is good for Panda Security and good for any web site posting news about PandaLabs' revelation that Justin Bieber has removed his left testicle. Uh...
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