Users may be wary about malware embedded in gambling and porn sites, but one researcher is warning that simple, benign searches could land them in heaps of trouble. Roger Thompson, a security researcher at Exploit Prevention Labs, reported that users doing online searches can easily stumble upon malicious Web sites — normally legitimate sites that hackers have broken into to embed malicious code. Thompson is posting the problematic search terms on his blog.
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Forget Porn And Gambling, Everyday Searches Can Be Dangerous
Users may be wary about malware embedded in gambling and porn sites, but one researcher is warning that simple, benign searches could land them in heaps of trouble. Roger Thompson, a security researcher at Exploit Prevention Labs, reported that users doing online searches can easily stumble upon malicious Web sites — normally legitimate sites that hackers have broken into to embed malicious code. Thompson is posting the problematic search terms on his blog.