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Originally Posted by GHDpro
Well, my sister claimed her PC got infected by "Anti-Malware Doctor" (scareware trojan) by browsing The Pirate Bay (using Firefox btw!).
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It uses Javascript. The script executes when the page or browser is closed and pops up another window that displays the "your computer is infected" page. It's designed to look like Windows Explorer so many people think it's the real deal. OTOH, the success of this infection shows how little people trust their computers. Most people I've spoken with already had anti-virus software installed but believed the message from the trojan anyway.
I saw this (from the NY Times) on my computer running Linux. Pretty obvious give-away in that setting!