Scammers Hop on iPad Bandwagon
It seems that scammers have a calling for being extremely active around times of massive product launches, such as for Apple’s new iPad. What brings them out is the fact that they know millions of users are searching for more info about the hottest of topics, so all they have to do is hop onto the trend. Users need to take caution when searching as there is an abundance of malicious links littered throughout the results. Users need to make sure they do not download every app that claims to remove malicious software on their PC that may or may not exist. Remember: Why would a product launch mean you need new antivirus? Simply stick to sites you know and trust.
Antivirus makers Trend Micro and Panda Security, along with the threat-tracking Internet Storm Center, have posts warning about malicious results for search terms such as “apple tablet announcement.” Crooks have for years used such SEO poisoning to snare unwary surfers. According to Trend, clicking one of the malicious links leads to rogue antivirus software, another online scam that uses fake but professional-looking software to warn of nonexistent infections. Victims are exhorted to purchase a license for the worthless software to clean up the supposedly discovered malware.
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