Mother's Day Search Term Leads to MAC Rogue Security Virus

May 8, 2011 - PRLog -- RICHLAND, WA -- Watch out folks! Our researchers at SophosLabs Canada alerted Cline Computers this afternoon to the world's first JavaScript fake scanner trying to convince Mac users that their computers are infected by a virus.

This step is extra important on OS X as users will have to install the malware and enter in their administrative credentials for the privilege of infecting themselves.

Even worse, the attackers are poisoning search terms and images related to Mother's Day. Simply searching Google for seemingly innocent content to honor your mum could end up with a malware infection.

Mac users who happen upon a poisoned search result it will pop up a fake anti-virus scanner written in JavaScript that looks just like the OS X Finder application.

Windows users aren't left out... They get their own fake popup, which we have seen all too often.  This is just somewhat new for MAC users.

Mac fake anti-virus software is rapidly spreading in the wild in greater numbers than before. The fake scanner used as a part of the social engineering to trick you into installing it looks like Windows XP.

The criminals behind these attacks seem to be using Google's search auto-complete technology to determine the most popular search terms to poison.

We chose "Mothers day poems for kids" from the list and sure enough, some of the results lead to infections.

Cline Computers is a local retail computer repair store located in Richland, Washington on Van Giesen just off of  the Bypass Highway.  Cline Computers primarily focuses on PC computers, but has been seeing an increase in MAC repairs, as well.  Cline Computer specializes in walk-in computer repair, virus/spyware cleaning, computer upgrades, computer consulting, custom built PCs, on-site service calls, computer networking, and much more!  Call a technician today at Cline Computers toll-free at 1-877-943-DATA (3282).

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Cline Computers is a local retail computer repair store located in Richland, Washington on Van Giesen just off of the Bypass Highway. Cline Computers primarily focuses on PC computers, but has been seeing an increase in MAC repairs, as well. Cline Computer specializes in walk-in computer repair, virus/spyware cleaning, computer upgrades, computer consulting, custom built PCs, on-site service calls, computer networking, and much more! Call a technician today at Cline Computers toll-free at 1-877-943-DATA (3282).