Google ALERT poisoned URL
While happily perusing Google malware alerts this morning, I managed to click on a poisoned URL. The Vista computer that I use for alerts/surfing/chatting/social networking is not my main PC, but is obviously one that I have no desire to infect!
So as to not reinvent the wheel, I went to Norton Safeweb and got a fairly good description of what this threat entails:
This particular malware is a drive-by-download and HTTP Fake Scan Webpage. It is not OK to click OK on the popup! You should immediately use task manager to end the browser session. Next you should run an antivirus and anti-malware scan (Malwarebytes is a good choice.)
This is a short-n-sweet! Until next time — stay safe online!
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