[Please make Internet a safer place and consider Stumbling this post for the benefit of more and more innocent web surfers.]

Yesterday, during my regular Google search for new Malware attacks, I discovered a rogue blog, which is blatantly dishing out rogue malware software to its innocent visitors. I had noticed many such sites previously also, but something kicked me within this time to write a quick post about it, for the benefit of visitors of Webtools & Tips.

Actually I was searching for more info about the Blue Screen of death and I entered a query "computer blue malware" in the Google Search Box. See the screenshot below of top 3 results.

The 3rd spot was grabbed by the following URL.

porono-tube8reg (dot) blogspot (dot) com/2008/06/computer-blue-malware-squared-anti.html

It seems to be a Blogger Blog. Remove (dot) and replace with a "." to visit the actual link.

When I clicked on the link, I was immediately redirected to AdultFriendFinder. No issues, I have seen many of them, and I don’t mind the webmaster’s attempt to make a few bucks by luring me to join the AdultFriendFinder program.

I just closed the tab and returned back to the Google Search Result page to try to discover some more facts about the URL. I copied the home page URL porono-tube8reg (dot) blogspot (dot) com, and pasted in another browser Window. Try it yourself, it will not harm you in any way.

I was again redirected, but this time to a harmful website. All my browser windows were immediately closed and I got the following pop-up windows staring at me.

(First Attempt: Install AntiVirus2009)

I was quick to judge the trap and quietly closed the window. If you are following me, then please be careful to not click on any OK here. Because all this attempt is to lure you to get one of their rogue antivirus installed on your system.

I opened yet another browser window and repeatedly tried to open the home page. But every time I was redirected to different malware programs, which are well known for their nature. In fact these are rogue anti-virus programs, which pretend to be a genuine antivirus, and try to get themselves installed on your machine.

Try it yourself. But be careful that your AntiVirus and Firewalls are well in place and do not click anywhere on the pop-up windows.

(Second Attempt: Install AntiSpyWare2008)

(Third Attempt: Install Online-xpcleaner)

(Fourth Attempt: Install yet another Rogue Media Player)

(Fifth Attempt: Install some malware from avwav.com)

Yet another lesson, which I learnt from this attack, is that out of the five attempts to install a malware on my laptop, only one was detected by my system. Incidentally I have been running Windows Vista Business Edition, with Bit Defender Firewall, Norton 2008 AntiVirus and Firefox 3.

Few quick lessons learnt here.