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• Internet searches under attack: next in series

  by Rossano Ferraris Another interesting case I would like to bring to your attention is the effect of the so-called “fake-codec” trojans. Here is what I figured out after searching the phrase “daily dawn” on the Google search engine. The screenshot reflects... Posted Jan 15 2008, 11:40 AM by Rossano Ferraris with | with 3 comment(s) Tags: Anti-Spyware, Vulnerabilities, spyware, attack, fake updates, advertising, user permission, CA, rogue security software, Rossano Ferraris, codec, fake codec, video codec