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Some searches yield more dangerous results than others, for example, looking to buy software online has a 90% risk of bring you to a fake store and free software might not be free of adware/spyware. Looking for ‘warez’ is another risky query. Last week, I received a Google alert for “Zscaler Likejaking Prevention 1.1.2 for MAC keygen […]

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Last year, we wrote about Bing and Yahoo! serving ads leading to malicious websites. This week, it was Google who inserted ads for adware/spyware. I found a suspicious ad in my Google Reader for a free FLV player. I’ve recently shown that this type of free software is regularly repackaged with adware/spyware for profit. The ad leads […]

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Scammers are always trying new ways to reach their targets to foil them into buying free software, sending credit card information, etc. Yesterday, they called me directly at home! I was working on my computer when I got a Skype call from an unknown caller with a Skype ID of “NOTIFICATION® URGENT – WWW.SWNOW.COM – UPGRADE […]

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