BANGALORE, INDIA: Hollywood actress Brittany Murphy's unfortunate death over the weekend has given the cyber criminals yet another chance to push 'scareware' or fake anti-virus software, warn experts.
They have said that the inevitable web searches lead Internet users to some potentially unsafe sights and, according to Finnish security firm F-Secure, this is, of course, a search engine optimization (SEO) attack.
Users who click on a poisoned search result link will be redirected to a website that will display a scare message trying to panic users into downloading rogue AV software, said F-Secure.
When a surfer clicks on an infected search-result link, specially created pages carrying the scareware appear, which say there is a supposed malware infection. The pages then offer to clean the malware from the PC for a fee. And when you pay online, your credit card details will be naturally stolen.
According to Trend Micro, searching for keywords like "brittany murphy's death" on Google resulted in at least two suspicious URLs. It said users should rely only on trusted news sites for reports on Murphy's death to prevent system infection.
During 2009, cybercriminals have targeted the deaths of celebrities like Patrick Swayze and Michael Jackson with similar scams.
cardiac arrest at 32....sheesh!look at how times are changing....we used to hear of cardiac arrests happening to ppl well into their late middle age....but now... :-( what can we blame it on?unhealthy lifestyles,perhaps?
Going to church no more makes you a Christian than standing in a garage makes you a car. ~ Garrison Keillor
And can they really explain Brittany Murphy's death from cardiac arrest at the age of 32?
By Brian Palmer
Posted Monday, Dec. 21, 2009, at 7:01 PM ET
Brittany MurphyActress Brittany Murphy, famous for her roles in Clueless and 8 Mile, died Sunday of sudden cardiac arrest at the age of 32. The L.A. County Assistant Chief Coroner has stated that the death "appears to be natural." What does it mean to die of natural causes?
For a coroner, any death caused by disease or old age is natural. When someone dies a violent or suspicious death, medical examiners try to determine both a "cause" and a "manner." The cause refers to the biological condition that killed the victim—in Murphy's case, sudden cardiac arrest. The manner describes all the other circumstances that led up to that particular cause. Most states recognize five different manners: homicide, suicide, accident, natural, and undetermined. If a manner of death is deemed to be "natural," then the victim is thought to have died of an internal disease process or normal deterioration of the body. Outside forces, like chemicals or human intervention, had only a minimal influence. (There are some gray areas: Death by infectious disease is typically categorized as being natural, even though the killer microbes come from outside the body.
In general, it's much easier to determine the cause of death than the manner. To say that Murphy died of sudden cardiac arrest means only that her heart stopped beating unexpectedly, a fact that might be explained by any of the five manner classifications. Her death might have resulted from "natural" conditions like an enlarged heart, thickened ventrical walls, disruptions in the heart's electrical signals, or clogged arteries—not unknown among 32-year-olds, especially if they have diabetes. Or it might have followed from the ingestion of drugs (like cocaine) or poisons—making it a homicide, a suicide, or an accident. (A massive blow to the chest can stop the heart, too, but that would have left obvious signs.) Drug deaths can be tough to categorize, because circumstantial evidence is required to separate accidental overdoses from suicides.
When all the tests are back from the lab, the medical examiner or the coroner—typically an elected official without medical training who consults the medical examiner—prepares the death certificate with the cause, manner, and a brief description. There is some variation in the forms. John Lennon's death certificate, for example, contains a series of causes to indicate the cascading physical effects of his gunshot wound
If she was anorexic as many pics suggest its very hard on the heart, so many stars are under so much pressure to be so thin. It was reported she had eating disorders.
Excellent performance in "Just-Married" with Ashton Kutcher very funny movie and I just got a crush on her. Sooo young but how can we avoid it? RIP! My condolences to her family! :(
Excellent performance in "Just-Married" with Ashton Kutcher very funny movie and I just got a crush on her. Sooo young but how can we avoid it? RIP! My condolences to her family! :(
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BANGALORE, INDIA: Hollywood actress Brittany Murphy's unfortunate death over the weekend has given the cyber criminals yet another chance to push 'scareware' or fake anti-virus software, warn experts.
They have said that the inevitable web searches lead Internet users to some potentially unsafe sights and, according to Finnish security firm F-Secure, this is, of course, a search engine optimization (SEO) attack.
Users who click on a poisoned search result link will be redirected to a website that will display a scare message trying to panic users into downloading rogue AV software, said F-Secure.
When a surfer clicks on an infected search-result link, specially created pages carrying the scareware appear, which say there is a supposed malware infection. The pages then offer to clean the malware from the PC for a fee. And when you pay online, your credit card details will be naturally stolen.
According to Trend Micro, searching for keywords like "brittany murphy's death" on Google resulted in at least two suspicious URLs. It said users should rely only on trusted news sites for reports on Murphy's death to prevent system infection.
During 2009, cybercriminals have targeted the deaths of celebrities like Patrick Swayze and Michael Jackson with similar scams.
http://www.ciol.com/Global-News/News-Reports/Dangerously-searching-Brittany-Murphy/231209129277/0/
Going to church no more makes you a Christian than standing in a garage makes you a car. ~ Garrison Keillor
cardiac arrest at 32....sheesh!look at how times are changing....we used to hear of cardiac arrests happening to ppl well into their late middle age....but now... :-( what can we blame it on?unhealthy lifestyles,perhaps?
Going to church no more makes you a Christian than standing in a garage makes you a car. ~ Garrison Keillor
And can they really explain Brittany Murphy's death from cardiac arrest at the age of 32?
By Brian Palmer
Posted Monday, Dec. 21, 2009, at 7:01 PM ET
Brittany MurphyActress Brittany Murphy, famous for her roles in Clueless and 8 Mile, died Sunday of sudden cardiac arrest at the age of 32. The L.A. County Assistant Chief Coroner has stated that the death "appears to be natural." What does it mean to die of natural causes?
For a coroner, any death caused by disease or old age is natural. When someone dies a violent or suspicious death, medical examiners try to determine both a "cause" and a "manner." The cause refers to the biological condition that killed the victim—in Murphy's case, sudden cardiac arrest. The manner describes all the other circumstances that led up to that particular cause. Most states recognize five different manners: homicide, suicide, accident, natural, and undetermined. If a manner of death is deemed to be "natural," then the victim is thought to have died of an internal disease process or normal deterioration of the body. Outside forces, like chemicals or human intervention, had only a minimal influence. (There are some gray areas: Death by infectious disease is typically categorized as being natural, even though the killer microbes come from outside the body.
In general, it's much easier to determine the cause of death than the manner. To say that Murphy died of sudden cardiac arrest means only that her heart stopped beating unexpectedly, a fact that might be explained by any of the five manner classifications. Her death might have resulted from "natural" conditions like an enlarged heart, thickened ventrical walls, disruptions in the heart's electrical signals, or clogged arteries—not unknown among 32-year-olds, especially if they have diabetes. Or it might have followed from the ingestion of drugs (like cocaine) or poisons—making it a homicide, a suicide, or an accident. (A massive blow to the chest can stop the heart, too, but that would have left obvious signs.) Drug deaths can be tough to categorize, because circumstantial evidence is required to separate accidental overdoses from suicides.
When all the tests are back from the lab, the medical examiner or the coroner—typically an elected official without medical training who consults the medical examiner—prepares the death certificate with the cause, manner, and a brief description. There is some variation in the forms. John Lennon's death certificate, for example, contains a series of causes to indicate the cascading physical effects of his gunshot wound
IM NOT FAMILIAR TO HER BUT WHEN I SAW HER PICTURES AND MOVIE DID..I KNEW IT.
ya,brit was in heaven now...just pray for it.. i also read that news yesterday morning..
RIP Brittany. I have always liked her acting. Funny but sweet all the same.
*Bunga*
There was a bit of ditzyness about her, but she also exuded class..
is a reminder for everyone here that he might not wake up today once he fall asleep.
I'm sad... :(
I liked her... RIP Britanny!
If she was anorexic as many pics suggest its very hard on the heart, so many stars are under so much pressure to be so thin. It was reported she had eating disorders.
so sad... RIP..
"there are so many rumors about me...feel free to believe in any of'em.."
massive or severe heart attack but at this age......
Present Life style issues and childhood food in take habits under investigation.
RIP SEXY BRIT..
more info..
http://www.zimbio.com/
Awww all those drugs gone to waste.
I was just discussing the same thing with hubby. It sounds like another Heath Ledger story to me. Either way, a great loss.
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snessy, reports say cardiac arrest.. of course, that is yet to be established..
They're saying heart attack, but as usual , the rumours about drugs and medicine dependency are rife..
Excellent performance in "Just-Married" with Ashton Kutcher very funny movie and I just got a crush on her. Sooo young but how can we avoid it? RIP! My condolences to her family! :(
Tragic :( Clueless is one of my all times favs...
Excellent performance in "Just-Married" with Ashton Kutcher very funny movie and I just got a crush on her. Sooo young but how can we avoid it? RIP! My condolences to her family! :(
RIP gurl
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I thought it was a suspected heart attack.
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life end so early..:(
By Natural unknown causes....reminded me of my young cousin at the same age passed away in NY in 2003.
R.I.P.
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i've watched her in "Don't say a word".. shame, she was so young..
Oh I know, I was so sad when I woke up to this news this morning. My son's favourite film is Happy Feet, she had the most amazing voice. :-(
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