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| Vista Ultimate 64-bit, SP2 | Swayze death exploited to serve up fake anti-virus. Quote: Miscreants have moved swiftly to establish malicious websites designed to rip off users searching for more information on the death of actor Patrick Swayze on Monday. Black-hat search engine manipulation means that many sites that appear prominently in search engine results point to sites slinging fake anti-virus scanners. Surfers visiting these sites are warned of non-existent security problems in a bid to trick them into buying software of little or no utility. Swayze death exploited to serve up fake anti-virus • The Register |
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