Warning to all Pacquaio and Cotto fans. Bad guys are taking advantage of their upcoming fight. Searching for “Pacquiao vs Cotto” could lead to fake anti-virus programs.

Similar to the scam described at Arun Pradeep’s blog post. Once the search result is clicked, users are redirected to a website showing a fake online malware scanning and warns users that their systems are infected. It would then ask to install an anti-virus program to remove the malware.

This fake online scanning is seen hosted at the following domains:

• secure-pcprotection.net
• examinedicho.com

This malware is now detected as FakeAlert-AB. Always update your security product and be extra careful when accessing unknown sites.