Re: [SLUG] Google anti-virus scam

From: Pete Theisen (petetheisen@verizon.net)
Date: Sun Dec 13 2009 - 22:02:15 EST


steve szmidt wrote:
> 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?

Hi Steve,

All the searches were about motorcycle redlines or rev limiters. I could
not copy the URL - that feature was disabled in my browser as soon as
the website took it over. I hand copied this:

http://an-ty-flu-service.com/index.php?affid=9280

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