Rogue Anti-Spyware Targets Sesame Street's Big Bird
The idea of malware distributors abusing Google Trends is not new. The bad guys have once again demonstrated that they, too, can take advantage of Google Trends. This time their target is Big Bird's birthday.
It's not new that the Google logo includes Big Bird; it does so on special occasions. The Google logo clearly shows Today's Hot Trends, and that's a target for malware writers.
This year is the fortieth anniversary of Sesame Street, and the bad guys have begun their attack. Searching for keywords such as Big Bird's birthday and Big Bird on Google displays pages with compromised sites.
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