Fake Google Toolbar Spreading Viruses
SurfControl of northern California has said in a release that they have noticed that computer hackers are now using a Google Toolbar look-alike application to lure people into installing malicious program on their computers.
This malware application is capable of turning the victim’s machine into a zombie, which the hackers can later use for internet attacks, or mass spam mailing.
The company added that they have been noticing that emails containing links to this malware application circulating around earlier this week. These mail messages lure the target user into visiting bogus websites and downloading the fake Google Toolbar application.
And instead of the useful browser add-on, the victims ended up downloading a Trojan. SurfControl is now advising the web users to stay alert of these kinds of mails and download the Google Toolbar from the official Google website.
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Comments
4 responses so far ↓
gary on Jul 26, 2006 at 8:31 pm
How do you know for sure you have the right tool bar?
Turin Shroud Group on Jul 27, 2006 at 7:05 am
In response to gary; by downloading the toolbar from Google or Firefox and by always running good virus/spyware protetion.
Ron Moody on Feb 11, 2008 at 10:14 am
I’ve looked everywhere but found no source to tell me what to do if I have this fake toolbar.
How do I get rid of this thing?
JASMIN MILLER on Oct 12, 2008 at 12:34 am
something similar happend to me on www.google.com,
a warnng came up that my system i infected, thn I saw a drive scan online performed and to get rid of it I was asked to download the relevant software, I have 4 different kinds of anti-virus+anti-spyware none o it detected something abnormal.result was I had for 2 days to scan+re-scan etc my PC. how does such crap happen to GOOGLE?? REALLY AM CONSIDERING USING YAHOO IN THE FUTURE ,THEY APPEAR TO KEEP THEIR SYSTEM CLEAN.
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