Re: [SLUG] Google anti-virus scam

From: steve szmidt (steve@szmidt.org)
Date: Sun Dec 13 2009 - 21:41:18 EST


On Sunday 13 December 2009, Pete Theisen wrote:
> Hi Everybody,
>
> Is it just me or is there an antivirus scam going on google right now?
>
> Every search has this redirected link in the second or third result that
> takes over the browser and starts a scan of your computer, "finds" all
> sorts of viruses and volunteers to remove them whether you want it to or
> not. Really hard to shut it off, then you have to do a bunch of crap to
> unmax the window.
>
> Of course, the promoted program is winders only and is too dumb to know
> its ad is running on Linux.
>
> I reported it to google but they haven't done anything.

It is not happening on my compf%Bjhf!ak __ ALL YOUR BASES BELONG TO US!

Seriously, where does this link point to so that we may identify it?

-- 

Steve Szmidt

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