Thursday, April 28, 2005

Scheme preys on Google

Security researchers have discovered <A HREF="http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5686764.html?tag=nl.e589">an attack aimed at would-be visitors to Google.com,</A> one that attempts to download malicious programs onto the computers of people who simply mistype the search giant's Web address. According to security specialist F-Secure, unsuspecting Web surfers may be bombarded with various types of Trojan horse threats, spyware and backdoors when they go to "Googkle.com." The scheme is meant to take advantage of sloppy or hurried typists, given that on most keyboards the letter "k" key sits next to the "l" needed to type "Google."

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