07.29.2010 - One in Three Top-Trending Search Topics Return Malicious Results, Finds Norton Study

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - July 29, 2010 - According to a new Norton study, more than one in three of the top-trending search terms returned at least 10 percent malicious results, putting people’s computers and personal information at risk from cybercrime. It turns out that between February and May, searching for “tropical dreams sweepstakes” could actually have been a nightmare, and searching for “red hot laugh riot” could have been anything but funny. At the peak of their popularity, these two particular search terms returned a staggering 99 malicious links out of the first 100 results. - View Press Release - Visit Symantec Corp.