Serena Williams outburst leads to Virus influx.
Serena Williams’ latest outburst incident at the U.S. Open has lead to hackers creating websites with the terms “Serena Williams Outburst” and the infection of who knows how many computers. The main site in question, pixnat.com, hosts a variety of viruses and Malware, specifically fake anti-virus pop ups. Another perfect example of how hackers are tacking advantage of Search Engine Optimization tactics to spread their Spyware.
“Unwary visitors to this site will instantly see browser windows pop-up warning them of various security threats, before being offered the chance to download a program that will fix them. They should refuse this as this is fake antivirus software that could harm their computers,” said Hon Lau, senior security response manager at Symantec.
“It is a small attack at the moment, but serves to show how dangerous misleading applications can be. They might look like legitimate software, but they’re there to harvest your personal details and hold your computer to ransom. Unless they want to put themselves at risk of identity theft or fund organised crime we’d advise users to stay well away.”
The outburst incident was Williams threatening a tennis line judge she was going to take a ball and ram it down their “f*cking throat”.
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