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Webroot Threat Advisory: Hackers Using Continental Flight 1404 Headlines to Scam Online News-Seekers
Published in Law and Health Weekly, January 10th, 2009
Webroot, a leading provider of security solutions for the consumer, enterprise and SMB markets, has detected a new string of rogue antivirus applications that use URLs related to Continental Flight 1404 and other current news to manipulate consumers into purchasing phony Internet security protection. The URLs link to a download site which triggers a series of fake infection and firewall pop-up messages, bearing the generic name "Spyware Guard 2008."
"Cybercriminals are capitalizing on the Continental Flight 1404 incident and other news catching the nation's attention, including NFL game results and regional holiday events, and they're programming fraudulent Web site...
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