Podcast: Beware of Valentine malware
Security company Trend Micro says to be aware of Valentine's day search results that may not be so sweet.
Larry Magid
Larry Magid is a technology journalist and an Internet safety advocate. He's been writing and speaking about Internet safety since he wrote Internet safety guide "Child Safety on the Information Highway" in 1994. He is co-director of ConnectSafely.org, founder of SafeKids.com and SafeTeens.com, and a board member of the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children. Larry's technology analysis and commentary can be heard on CBS News and CBS affiliates, and read on CBSNews.com. He also writes a personal-tech column for the San Jose Mercury News. You can e-mail Larry.
Valentine's Day, like other holidays, is a time when malicious software writers and hackers like to trick people into clicking on links that could deliver a malicious payload to their PC. CBS News and CNET Technology Analyst Larry Magid talked about the threat with David Perry of security company Trend Micro. Perry isn't terribly worried about the threat but does say that web users need to be aware. He says that certain Valentine's Day search terms are more likely than others to lead to infected websites.