{"id":157,"date":"2014-09-23T19:00:54","date_gmt":"2014-09-23T19:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antivirus.comodo.com\/blog\/?p=157"},"modified":"2020-08-18T23:41:01","modified_gmt":"2020-08-18T18:11:01","slug":"fake-ice-bucket-videos-chilling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antivirus.comodo.com\/blog\/computer-safety\/fake-ice-bucket-videos-chilling\/","title":{"rendered":"Fake Ice Bucket Videos Most Chilling"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nYouTube and other web sites have millions of videos. So many that very few are found by the public in their searches. Yet frequently one “goes viral” and takes off. Everyone wants to see it, but you need to be careful. Hackers will use your interest in that dancing baby or piano playing cat to infect you with malware!<\/p>\n

Criminal hackers by definition have no scruples, so they are more than willing to exploit a charitable fund raising activity such as the \u201cIce Bucket Challenge\u201d which has been raising a large amount of money towards a cure for ALS.<\/p>\n

This activity involves pouring a bucket of ice water onto someone’s head to create an awareness and concern about the decease called Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. This challenge started spreading like wildfire on social media and went viral during July\u2013August 2014.<\/p>\n

Cybercriminals are utilizing the Ice Bucket Challenge-themed scams. Typically, the send spam emails inviting recipients to view a fake ice bucket video of someone engaged in icing themselves, but if you click on the video you get infected with malware.<\/p>\n

What Can I Do?<\/h2>\n

Here are some tips to avoid being a victim of these malicious acts:<\/p>\n