Wednesday, April 27, 2005
Spell 'Google' right!
Tell kids and students: Be careful how you spell "Google" if you're heading there to do a search. If you happen to type "googkle.com" and go to that site, it will automatically "download and install harmful Trojans and spyware on the computer of susceptible users," Techtree.com reports. It cites an alert from Finnish security firm F-Secure saying that "once a user's computer has been attacked by the malicious website, it installs several malware applications such as Trojan droppers, Trojan downloaders, backdoors, a proxy Trojan and a spying Trojan along with adware-related files, leading to the computer being infected by a host of viruses." Looks like what it *really* spells is "total PC meltdown"! Safe ways to go to Google: bookmark it, make it a "customized link" in Explorer, FireFox, etc., or use the Google search window in your browser or browser toolbar (for Explorer, you can download Google's own toolbar).
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