Computer security firm Sophos has warned that many new websites have sprung up that are exploiting the death of actress Natasha Richardson. Many of the sites are designed to attract people that are searching for information on her life and the tragic skiining accident, but then host bogus anti-virus software which is actually a virus in disguise.
This form of criminal activity online is increasing, and anti-virus analysts are seeing more people suffering as the result of downloading fake AV software. Many of these fake AV programs actually mine information from your computer and send it back to criminals, and can include key loggers which means that even if your credit card details are not stored on you computer, someone may be watching you the next time you type them into your favourite shopping site.
