Malicious search terms and the royal wedding of Prince William and Kate
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Awwww, aren't they cute? Watch out -- searching for them online could kill your computer!
Norton, the anti-virus software company, is warning people to beware of the sites they click on if they're doing any searches for the upcoming royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton, on April 29. Apparently, there are plenty of malicious websites out there that want you to click on them, and then they'll do nasty stuff to your computer. An online misstep could even cost you money.
Perhaps the most important warning from Norton: "Think before you click – Beware of emails or links that promise “leaked” footage, offer “scandalous” pictures, or purport to have “secret” information. Cybercriminals take advantage of sensational and shocking headlines to get you to click on links that could infect your computer."
The chart below shows how many "poisoned" results showed up for each term, out of the first 100 terms returned.
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Comments
Williams and Middleton's wedding will be the most remarkable so most of the world news papers and t.v. channels are awaiting to capture their wedding events and also this wedding event is a hot topic at least for a month after wedding if she will be participate in some social activities so many people will remember them for their life long i wish both of them have a nice wedding.
Posted by: Prasad | April 27, 2011 4:28 AM