Sunday, January 23, 2011

Scareware Scam Has Tweeters Atwitter

Twitter has been hit by fast-spreading spam using Google's goo.gl URL shortening service. The attack sends malicious links that take recipients clicking on them to a website hosting the "Security Shield" antivirus software program. When users land on that site, they are essentially tricked into downloading and paying for the Security Shield application.

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