New Malware Acts Like Google

Good: Google crawls a website, gathering data that enhances search results.

Bad: malware that looks like Google crawls a webpage and sends you to an infected site.

A ginormous malware outbreak, dubbed Nine-Ball, has disguised itself as legit javascript on an estimated 40,000 websites.

According to Websense, this outbreak is very difficult to scan. So what can you do?

We'll keep an eye on this latest Information Super Highwayman, so check back. For up to date technical information, keep an eye on the Websense Alert page as well.