Fake Antivirus Peddlers Helped by Microsoft, IRS (flag)

www.pcworld.com — Scammers are back two weeks after the FTC shut down two major fake antivirus software sellers.

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Blackhat Exploiting Lax URL Redirects
Maximum PC — ... As most websites, including the major ones, merely issue a notification to users that they are being redirected to another URL without scrutinizing that particular website, users remain sitting ducks to such attacks. The nefarious attacker has gone a step further by employing SEO techniques to increase the standing of his spyware-bearing websites with search engines. Security analyst Gary Warner says that the threat can be rooted out, if redirects are tempered to only accept referrals from verified websites . However, he expects the threat to persist due to regulatory ...