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Thread ID: 57411 2005-05-02 01:44:00 Can't spell Google Peterj116 (6762) Press F1
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351284 2005-05-02 01:44:00 Has anyone heard anything about this?

F-Secure staff has found a malicious website that utilizes a spelling
error when typing the name of the popular search engine -
'Google.com'. If a user opens a malicious website, his/her computer
gets hijacked - a lot of different malware gets automatically
downloaded and installed: trojan droppers, trojan downloaders,
backdoors, a proxy trojan and a spying trojan. Also a few adware-
related files are installed.
The name of the malicious website is 'Googkle.com'. PLEASE DO NOT GO
TO THIS WEBSITE! Otherwise your computer will get infected!

Go here to read more: www.f-secure.com

Not game to try it, but sounds pretty dodgy to me.
Peterj116 (6762)
351285 2005-05-02 01:51:00 Pity, I just tried to visit and the site doesn't seem to be there anymore. Metla (12)
351286 2005-05-02 03:15:00 Old news. pctek (84)
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