30,000 Wordpress Sites Infected to Redirect to Fake AV Sites

Fake antivirus is by no means a recent phenomenon. In fact, it has been around for ages, with the first documented instance of fake antivirus reportedly dating back to 1989. Of course, it has become much more widespread over the past few years. But in case you needed reminding that rogue antivirus software continues to be a threat, security firm Websense has just the reminder for you.

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Maximum PC | 30,000 Wordpress Sites Infected to Redirect to Fake AV Sites
 
Thanks for the prod! - I just went to check that mine was OK.
The article doesn't say whether these sites were self-hosted or WP-hosted (which I find a little odd).
I *really* should update mine some! (foot.crashfixpc.co.uk)
 

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