Malware plants in search results
The bad guys have another stratagem up their sleeves. ZDNet reports that hackers are planting links to malware so that they turn up in Google searches:
For the last two days, security software firm Sunbelt Software has been all over what could develop into a scary trend: Rigged Google search results that deliver big malware payloads.
Be careful what you click on in a search list. Check sites before you click on them. Keep scripting turned off except for the few sites that you know are safe and that need scripts. Some details of the exploits are at the Sunbelt Software blog.
Let’s hope Google applies its technical prowess to fix this problem in a hurry.
Update: It isn’t just Google searches that are affected. eWeek reports that Yahoo and Microsoft Live have the same problem.