iT News: Top search results riddled with malware

Misplaced trust.

By David Neal
Feb 6, 2010

Internet users are being lulled into a false sense of security by search results, and may click on links that are popular but infected with malware, according to a new report from Websense.

The security firm said in its latest State of Internet Security report that malware writers upped their efforts to get noticed late last year, and are manipulating search results to drive traffic in their direction.

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