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.
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.
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