8/29/2006
The danger of using “free” in search queries
August 25, Security Focus — The danger of using “free” in search queries. Building on a Wall Street Journal analysis of the 20 million search queries leaked by America Online that found “free” to be the most popular search term, Web safety firm SiteAdvisor warned that the results produced by such searches frequently lead to malicious Websites. The top three search queries including the word “free” that led to malicious sites include “free screensavers,” “free ringtones,” and “free music,” the company stated. More than half of all sites returned for a search of “free screensavers” were malicious, not legitimate, SiteAdvisor stated.
Source: http://www.securityfocus.com/brief/289
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