Malware peddlers prey on celebrity death frenzies
In the wake of the internet’s biggest day since the September 11th attacks, purveyors of spam and malware have been having a field day with copious morbid web searches driving traffic to their sites.
Searches surrounding the circumstances of Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett’s deaths coupled with stirrings of curiousity surrounding recent celebrity deaths have given spammers and malware pushers a new in as news-hungry web surfers click on every link promising “shocking videos” and “exclusive photos.”
Infections are on the rise from unsolicited e-mails promising pictures and video and subsequently installing malware toolbars. Although most users with a lick of internet sense won’t open these kinds of e-mails, your mother might.
