PandaLabs researchers report that the final episode of Lost is being used as bait to trick victims into downloading rogue anti-virus software.
"According to Oliaz, a security researcher with PandaLabs, there is nothing new about the way the fake anti-virus infection operates," according to Infosecurity. "When someone searches for information relating to this series on the Internet -- such as news on the final episode or how to view it through streaming -- fake web pages appear that have been expertly indexed to appear in the leading positions among the search results."
"As well as Lost, similar attack vectors are being used when internet users search for copies of Iron Man 2 and The Family Guy, the dysfunctional family comedy cartoon series," the article states.
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