Killer PC Phrases
The Inquirer (not the cheesy magazine, that's Enquirer), has released the most common phrases that when put into a search engine will harm your computer like Ike Turner on a bender:
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THERE IS ONE phrase which, if you type into any search engine will expose your PC to shed-loads of spam, according to a new report.This isn't like seeing a sign that says *wet paint*, where you just have to touch it to see if it really is wet, this is serious business.
Researchers Ben Edelman and Hannah Rosenbaum reckon that typing the phrase "Free Screensavers" into any search engine is the equivalent of lighting a blue touch paper and standing well back.
More than 64 per cent of sites that are linked to this phrase will cause you some trouble, either with spyware or adware. The report found 1,394 popular keywords searches found via Google, Yahoo, MSN, AOL and Ask that were linked to spyware or adware and the list is quite amusing. Do not type in the following words into any search engine:
Bearshare
Screensavers
Winmx
Limewire
Download Yahoo messenger
Lime wire
Free ringtones
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