Malware Targeting Twilight Fans

PC Tools Malware Reseach Center announced that "Twilight" fans are now becoming targets of malware. the latest trick tempts movie fans by promising them they can watch the film for free, before installing malware on their computer.

Fans are being baited with a message that says they can watch the full movie "New Moon" online for free on websites, in chatrooms and on blogs. To make this scam more believeable, they are even including comments from supposed viewers which give the online viewing a raving review.

However, after clicking on the 'movie player', users are told to run a 'streamviewer' which installs malware on their computers. This is the second malware scam targeting Twilight New Moon in a week. Last week, PC Tools warned that malicious websites that claim to feature interviews with the author of the books, Stephanie Meyer, were ranking high in a number of search engines.

Instead of providing a video clip of Meyer, those visiting the site were directed to a window informing them they were infected with malware and then encouraged to download an antivirus solution to clean their PC.