Looking for Free World Cup Live Streaming? Know risks before clicking

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With the currentWorld Cup mania, there seems to be no end to the lengths that spammers andscammers will go. We would like to bring your attention to two of these suchhappenings which have cropped up recently. Ever been stuck at home withoutsatellite television on the day that a match was being televised that you reallywanted to catch live? In this day and age, most of us would immediately thinkof the next best thing - live streaming of these matches online. However, whatmany of us may not realise is that there is almost always a reason thatthese matches are available to us at such  a convenience. Read on to findout exactly what these reasons may be.

Many fans have found themselves away from the TVand looking for a live stream of a big game – but looking for live broadcastson the Internet can cost you money or leave a malicious program on yourcomputer.

When you search onInternet for the live Word Cup broadcast, you will sometimes find purchasedadvertisements that lead to fraudulent or malicious content. Here are two freshexamples of it, all set up for the World Cup: [seeKasperskyLab_002]

When you go to theWebsite, it asks you to download a special plugin available for all browsers.This is supposed to be the player needed to watch the on-line broadcast of thegames.

In reality, it is anAdware program, which may not show you anything but will drain your computer’sresources. Adware software straddles a thin line between classic cybercrime andlegitimate software. This is why our statistics show the constant detectiongrow on the same on the user’s devices.

Some sites offerevery game, at any time. They promise high quality footage taken from the bestcameras in the arenas. Of course, all credit cards are accepted!

However, if you pay,you will just lose your money. Dubious and dishonest websites like these haveno interest in playing by any rules.

One last importantpoint is every day we see a lot of new registered domain names containing wordslike “Fifa Live World Cup steaming 2014”. We believe most of them will be usedfor a malicious purpose.

“Cybercriminals,opportunists and other malicious individuals look for occasions like the WorldCup. They know this is the best time to cheat people, stealing their money andinfecting their devices. Stay ahead of the game and do not fall into theirsocial engineering traps. Use the best anti-malware protection and keep yourwits about you when browsing and looking for the content. By the way, if youwant to see a live broadcasting, probably you may use one of these legitimatecouncils,” says Dmitry Besthuzhev, Kaspersky Lab’s Head of GlobalResearch and Analysis Team in Latin America.

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