If there is one thing you can say about malware authors it is that they are almost as quick at Twitter is capitalizing on bad news and disasters.
The lastest case is the wildfires creating havoc in California as malicious sites are serving some nasty trojans up to surfers trying to find all the news they can on the disaster. As Steve Bass, who is near Altadena, California, writes to the guys at Sunbelt Software
“We’ve discovered that if you conduct an "Altadenablog" search on Google right now, it will point you to several sites that will try to load malware on your computer. It’s pretty insidious — it will not allow you to surf away nor shut off the browser unless you click the "Yes" button on the "Download antivirus software now!" box. We have a Mac and know a few hacker tricks to shut down a recalcitrant browser, but others might not be so lucky.”
Another dangerous search string is: "Altadena Fire Hottest Info" Steve said.
Another reader of the Sunbelt Software blog sent in a screen capture of one such site
So as much as you might want to find out what is going on in California this is no time to let your guard down, or you’ll find yourself having to do a system rebuild instead of keeping up on the news.
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