"Naughty Pig" Ride Fake Google Chrome

Google Chrome could not be separated from the dangerous fake application. For example this one, disguised as a game "Naughty Pigs" Bad Piggies from Rovio.

Barracuda Networks, a security company, found a fake application Bad Piggies in Google Chrome web store. Once fully downloaded, this fake application will install a plug-in in Chrome. The plug-in will display additional ads on popular sites such as Yahoo.com and MSN.com.

This pattern commonly referred to as Adware technique. Adware itself is a software package that automatically raises an advertisement. These ads are usually in the form of pop-ups. Typically, Adware is not harmful, but in some cases there is also spyware in the ad. Typically, Adware is used to find the financial benefits of the creator.

Bad Piggies itself is the latest game from Rovio, the developer of Angry Birds. For a while, the game is only available for Android, iOS, and Mac computers only.

Bad Piggies is a new presence in the three platforms. Surprisingly, users are able to find the application for free on the Chrome web store. After further investigation, it turns out the game was not presented by Rovio, but www.playlook.info, a maker of flash games.

When played, not games Bad Piggies were obtained, but the game shooting between pigs and birds.

Until now, according to Barracuda Networks, already there are 80,000 users who are stuck this fake application.

Barracuda Networks recommends for those users affected by this problem to immediately change the password of your Google account.

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