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Of course, in their case, the content that they are pushing is malware that aims to use their unsuspecting victims' computer to send spam, launch denial of service attacks, or steal valuable information from other users, such as online banking passwords and credit card numbers. The financial goals are nothing new, but the technique of using search engine optimisation (SEO) shows the growing sophistication of the spammer and malware-writing community.
Let's take a look at how spammers and the malware authors utilise SEO to better target their attacks.
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