Malware Alert: Flash Player 11? I Don’t Think So!
April 6, 2009
I was searching for the term “Reno 911 cast” and I noticed a somewhat weird looking link. As I suspected the link turned out to be a malicious one.
The link redirects to another site that requires Flash Player 11. Flash Player 11? There is no Flash Player 11 yet.
It is possible that MyArtsOnline.com is set up for the purpose of spreading malware. It is also possible that the site has been compromised.
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I came across a similar link under the MyArtsOnline.com domain while searching for “SNL Cast”. Not carefully reading the link description, I clicked on it and entered the page. There, I received an alert spam saying I needed to install Flash. I clicked “no” and “cancel” on all the alerts, but they didn’t stop coming until I closed the window (after much difficulty). It wasn’t until my second time entering the page did Firefox’s malware alert come up.
I’m concerned that something might have been installed on my computer even though nothing was logged on the Downloads window.