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Valentine’s Day Searches Lead to Malware

February 10th, 2010
Posted by David Marcus

5, 4, 3, 2, 1…malware!

It’s like clockwork, ain’t it? A popular holiday–such as Valentine’s Day–approaches and malware authors and cybercriminals ready for it.

I have done some Valentine’s Day searches for poisoned terms and found some nasty ones very quickly. Screensavers and ecards are always popular:

Valentine ScreenSavers

Valentine eCards

Even Rolex watches on Valentine’s Day are not safe:

Valentine Rolex

Some of the poisoned terms I have seen today:

Valentine’s Day Screensavers
Valentine’s Day Downloads
Valentine’s Day Wallpaper
Valentine’s Day Rolex
Valentine’s Day eCards
Animated Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day Greetings
Valentine’s Day Cupids
Valentine’s Day Gift Ideas

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