Malwaredistributors are setting up
security blogs to attract web surfers looking for security
information before redirecting them to other sites that infect
their machines with malware.
In most cases, the visitor is automatically redirected from the
blog page to a randomly selected porn site, but in some cases the
redirect is to rogue security sites that offer fake security
applications and infect visitors with
spyware and Trojans.
Google company Blogger.com is the most popular free blog with
tools for creating and hosting blogs.
Creating and editing blogs on Blogger is simple, as anyone can
sign up for an account, choose a template for their blog's look,
and be up and running within minutes.
Blogger lets users add and arrange page elements merely by
dragging and clicking. The
Aladdin eSafe Content
Security Response Team, which reported the new threat, says
malware distributors are using this feature to plant malicious
scripts inside scam-filled blogs that redirect victims to a wide
range of websites harbouring various kinds of malware.
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