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Posted on March 28, 2009 | tags

 
 

Tech: Protip: If you don’t want the Conficker virus, don’t search for it

  • That’s what Symantec says. Symantec, the world’s largest security firm, says that the Conficker virus (also known as Downadup) is spreading in part because those spreading the virus have stacked the deck in search engines. Many search results will automatically infect you with the virus, Symantec says. That’s lame. :( source