Dangerous Searches.

May 29, 2009 · Filed Under Security, Tech

There are a few keywords that will always bring up a bunch of websites that will have malware and viruses. Most people know that some of these keywords are porn, illegal programs- cracks and serial numbers-, and websites that claim to have “free” things. ZDnet published a very interesting article illustrating the most dangerous things to search for. Amazingly the most dangerous keyword to search for is “screensavers”. I’m sure the reason for this is that people will download programs that are actually viruses thinking that they will install nice screensavers for them. Also 1 out of 4 results for the search of “lyrics” will return websites that could possibly infect your computer. Before you do searches for these things make sure you go to trusted websites, you can search information about websites and see what people have to say about it in forums and blogs, it is the best way of finding out if something is legit or not.

Yasser

Tags: Security