PC Pals Forum
Technical Help & Discussion => General Tech Discussion, News & Q&A => Topic started by: Clive on November 19, 2009, 17:00
-
Security experts have warned surfers not to fall for a scam which uses the Carrie Prejean sex video as bait.
Prejean was famously stripped of her crown as Miss California for repeated breach of contract, but she also hit the headlines for her views on same-sex marriage.
It later emerged that she had made a sex tape, which the people behind this scam claim to be offering.
In fact, if you fall for the trick you'll be getting nothing of the sort - you'll just see a prompt asking you to install a Java applet to run the video.
What you'll actually be installing is a piece of malware known as a 'backdoor' which opens a path for other malware programs to install themselves on your PC.
"We urge users to handle unknown Java applets with caution and make sure the digital signature is from a trusted authority before executing it," said McAfee's Rahul Mohandas.
Such scams are nothing new - recently, cybercriminals tempted surfers with offers of pictures of Zombieland actress Emma Stone naked.
-
Luckily, I'm past such things, Clive. ;)
-
Of course Rik. :devil:
-
Never heard of her! :dunno:
-
There's that, too.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrie_Prejean
for when you're not on your phone...
-
lD
-
Can't manage the smileys either, eh? ;D
-
Or even... :D
-
:shuddup:
-
??? ??? ???
-
Simon has problems when 'typing' from his phone, at least that's what he tells us. :)
-
Yes, posting from a phone is an 'experience', Jim, and they don't forgive mistakes round here! ;D
-
We have so many opportunities...
-
:laugh:
-
:wahh: ;D
-
;D
-
it installs a 'backdoor'? she doesn't have one already? :o