Actually, Tales, I didn't. Just the musings of a perplexed mind. I did see an image of a single offset candle holder but it was so small and I couldn't enlarge it. It did get me thinking.
I had two instances yesterday when viewing images in Google, that my virus software caught immediately and disposed of, that launched a downloader very similar to the one I experienced when I clicked on saigaupan's first image that I flagged. I do have the name quarantined...azefv
ecom, a downloader mislead application. Very high risk item. Just make sure you have your firewall on and your virus software up-to-date. Nasty stuff out there.
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http://us.norton.com/theme.jsp?themeid=misleadMisleading applications intentionally misrepresent the security status of a computer. Misleading applications attempt to convince the user that he or she must remove potentially malware or security risks (usually nonexistent or fake) from the computer. The application will hold the user hostage by refusing to allow him or her to remove or fix the phantom problems until the “required” software is purchased and installed. Misleading applications often look convincing—the programs may look like legitimate security programs and often have corresponding websites with user testimonials, lists of features, etc.
Misleading applications, sometimes called rogue software or rogue anti-virus, trick consumers into believing a problem exists on their system. Consumers who trust the messages are tricked into purchasing bogus applications for resolution of the problems they have been duped into believing exist. Misleading applications scam consumers out of money, faking the existence of problems and failing to deliver the protection they promise. They also create a privacy risk as the victim must provide their credit card information to the scammers in order to register the misleading application and solve the supposed problems.
The victims of misleading applications have paid for software that does not work, handed their personal information to scammers, and are left with a false sense of security that leads them to potentially greater risks from more aggressive threats. Even if a person catches on to the ruse and does not pay the misleading application vendor, the programs can be notoriously difficult to remove without the proper security software.
