"JUSTIN BIEBER" MALWARE BAIT USED BY MORE THAN 200 WEBSITES

PandaLabs, Panda Security's antimalware laboratory, has detected more than 200 spoof Web addresses using the name 'Justin Bieber' as bait to lure users. When including the name of this pop singer and teen sensation in malicious links, cyber-criminals are distributing the fake antivirus MySecurityEngine. This technique has been used many times in the past, taking advantage of popular topics such as the series finale of 'Lost' or the release of the movie, 'Iron Man 2'.

References to Justin Bieber in malicious links include examples such as:

-- justin bieber takes estrogen pills

-- justin bieber smoking weed

-- justin bieber born in 1998

-- justin bieber north korea

-- justin bieber...