Friday, October 7, 2005

Google toolbars go phishing

An Internet security specialist says a new threat forces computers to install <A HREF="http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1867806,00.asp?kc=ewnws100605dtx1k0000599">faked Google software,</A> which then goes phishing. The latest cases involve bogus Google software spread via IM, and appear to be a variety of the infamous CoolWebSearch phishing scheme, according to FaceTime Security Labs. CoolWebSearch has never been spread via IM before.

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