Site educates on holiday-themed online threats
Did your brother-in-law really send you a singing holiday card? Did a long-lost friend from college really include you on this year's list?
One inexpensive way to send holiday cheer may be to send e-cards, but security vendor AVG warned on Tuesday that online criminals are taking advantage of the fact most people don't know the difference between a legitimate e-card and one hosting malware.
Last week security vendors warned of a Trojan horse masquerading as holiday-themed e-cards from McDonald's, Coca-Cola, and Hallmark.
To better educate the public, AVG has launched a site, "Slam the Holiday Scam,", … Read more