New Moon Spreading Like a Virus...Literally

Internet scammers are having a field day with fanggirls—be careful where you click

Kristen Stewart may cook a mean spam, but you don't want to taste her phish.

Internet scammers are taking advantage of Twilight fans and the rise of New Moon with an increased number of viruses, spywear and phishing schemes.

Especially be wary of the "vampire byte" that'll suck out your financial information and install malware on your computer faster than the Volturi can find your carotid.

So how do fanggirls avoid falling prey?

Most of the malicious sites promise content that simply doesn't exist, whether it's an interview with the stars or the "full movie."

A search for information on author Stephenie Meyer brings up a rather curious result. The scribe appeared on Oprah recently and swore it was the only press she would be doing on the film's second installment. Alas, "365multimedia.com" describes an interview in which she discusses Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart in addition to her book. Don't click on it!

According to security-software company PC Tools, the link will redirect you to a window claiming you are infected with malware and urging you to download a phony antivirus software product that requires payment via credit card. The rest, as you can imagine, is a nightmarish history at the hands of cyberjerks.

"Full movie" scams work similarly. When you click to watch, it says you need to install the player. Approving this download is equivalent to accepting malware. Good times.

We don't want these evil nerds to bleed you dry. Please be careful!