Search Engine Scamming

A recent article “Web Users Warned of Search Engine Poison” suggests that Internet users need to be wary of search engines and not blindly trust them.  This trust is allowing scammers to take advantage of a technique called ‘search engine poisoning’.

It is widely used to spread malware and if you are a victim you may not even know it. Malware is short for malicious software and includes things such as worms, computer viruses, Trojan horses and spyware.  The malware can be delivered through different ways and is targeted at browser vulnerability. It can take advantage of third party websites and intermediaries between search engines and the malicious site that has been attacked.

Read more about search engine poisoning here and here.

So next time you search via search engines be aware before you click a link.  Be responsive to pop ups that appear on screen saying that your computer has been infected.  It is probably best not to click on the link offering to clean it up. Seek professional technical support instead.

Tags: Hackers • Internet • Malware • Scammers • Search Engines