Dalo Harkin Posted October 31, 2008 Posted October 31, 2008 Google has admitted in recent history that their own user-generated content sites, like Google Code and Google Reader, are a potential avenue for spammers and malicious users to host or at least refer to nasty content on the web. Most recently there has been a Facebook worm attempting to spread using these exact tactics. The worm will post invites to people's Facebook accounts, providing a link to a video supposedly hosted on a Google page. The video, of course, is nothing more than a link to the aforementioned worm. Google itself is not host to the worm, only the page that links to it, but it's easy to see why people would by default trust a page hosted by Google. The worm ultimately tries to squeeze money out of people with a fake virus cure, as many worms these days do. Sourced from Facebook worm hides amongst Google pages - TechSpot News Quote Intel Q6600 @ 4Ghz (Watercooled)Asus P5K premium black pearl4GB OCZ Reaper 8500260GTX Join Free PC Help - Register here Donations are welcome - here PC Build We are all members helping other members.Please return here where you may be able to help someone else.After all, no one knows everything and you may have the answer that someone needs.
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