'Justin Bieber' A Popular Bait to Attract Malware Victims
Just last month, we reported Justin Bieber overtaking Lady Gaga to be the most watched video on Youtube, and it looks like this 16-year-old star is yet again a cover boy favorite on another category of online pages -- malware sites.
More than 200 spoof Web addresses have been using the name 'Justin Bieber' as bait to lure users, according to a research done by Panda Security's antimalware laboratory.
When including the name of this pop singer and teen sensation in malicious links, cyber-criminals are distributing the fake antivirus MySecurityEngine.
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
A screenshot of website links displaying these terms can be viewed here.
There is nothing new about the way this infection operates. When somebody runs a search for 'Justin Bieber' on the Internet, these fake websites have been indexed to appear among the first results displayed. If users click these links, they will be prompted to accept the download of a file, such as a codec, and the fake antivirus will be installed on their computers.
You didn't think Justin Bieber's fans are gullible, or did you?
More than 200 spoof Web addresses have been using the name 'Justin Bieber' as bait to lure users, according to a research done by Panda Security's antimalware laboratory.
When including the name of this pop singer and teen sensation in malicious links, cyber-criminals are distributing the fake antivirus MySecurityEngine.
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
A screenshot of website links displaying these terms can be viewed here.
There is nothing new about the way this infection operates. When somebody runs a search for 'Justin Bieber' on the Internet, these fake websites have been indexed to appear among the first results displayed. If users click these links, they will be prompted to accept the download of a file, such as a codec, and the fake antivirus will be installed on their computers.
You didn't think Justin Bieber's fans are gullible, or did you?
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