'Twilight' search can lead you to 'poisoned virus'

By Staff Published: 2011-11-20T08:02:00+04:00
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Norton sent out a press release this week that indicates that 'Twilight' fans may be a target for cyber-criminals.

'Twilight' series is set to enchant the audiences as well as the box office, and fans everywhere are on the prowl for any details they can find online about 'Twilight: Breaking Dawn - Part 1'.

Norton has found that many common searches related to the movie are returning malicious results.

When clicked on these link results termed as "poisoned" by Norton can automatically put viruses, key logging programs (where criminals can monitor everything you type), and other nasty infected software on your smartphone, computer or tablet that can cause endless days of trouble, especially for teenagers who are addicted to their mobile devices.

The viruses can also leave your bank account as drained as a vampire's victim.

Common searches that are turning up these virus results tend to be for photos, trailers, clips, casting information and plot details on the series.

Top search terms that have already seen returning poisoned results include "Robert and Kristin kissing" and "Twilight true love".