I love Google!!!

They are planning on warning users about sites known to contain malware...

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Google is building a new "traffic cop" layer into its search engine to help internet users dodge websites containing spyware and malicious code.

When web users click on a link from Google's search results to a site that is known to contain malware, they will soon be directed to a page that reads: "Warning - the site you are about to visit may harm your computer!"

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http://www.smh.com.au/news/security/...802868990.html


My kids use google alot .....and I am pretty sure thats where all the spyware comes in from....thier searches.

They are pretty good at not allowing pop ups....and not clicking on stuff.....but an added warning cant hurt....

I love google...

MLF

Thats good! Even though i never got a spyware due to search rsults from google but then by younger brother did!! Now even he wont be blamed for that!! Long live google!

So are they going to give you that message when you search for "Google Desktop"?

They are definatly better then most of the big name search engines out there.

Google has helped me troubleshoot so many different software\hardware\malware issues....I dont think I could do my job as well if I didnt have access to it.

Google and the MS Knowledge base


I dont know about google desktop...dont run it ..or use it...

I like google news and google earth and google images and google preferences

and of course my favorite feature "search within results" :D

MLF

I wouldn't count on Google to filter spyware. Someone will engineer countermeasures. And undoubtably some lawyers will challenge their malware definitions ala 180Solutions.

I just added the new Google Toolbars to my browsers. Supposedly, it will put the warning up if you hit a site that is not what it appears to be. Mostly a phishing foil, I think. Haven't hit anything that brought the message, yet.

I must try harder.

try 123greeting cards...or something like that...one of those free greeting card sites

my kids are sending me stuff all the time from there...pretty sure I got a downloader trojan from there.

I just lie now...and say I got the card... :eek:

I will have my kids forward some links ;)

MLF

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Supposedly, it will put the warning up if you hit a site that is not what it appears to be.

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Lawdy, I loathe toolbars. Can't you just get that from reading the URL? ;)

MLF, does what you posted have to do anything with THIS if so I think its gonna be rather annoying.

but i really do love Google :-)

what about the "mcafee site advisor" it more or less does the same thing

just delete your first post instead of making another saying sorry.

well morganlefay....I NEVER USED THE Search within results features till now...also after reading this thread, I tried doing so ... but I couldn't find the usefulness of the results? Does that feature REALLY narrow down the search?? I ask that coz It did not narrow down FOR ME!!

I guess it depends on what you are searching for.....

For example

Usually I will search an error....then use the search within results to narrow it down to the OS.

To each his own.....works for me :cool:


MLF

Hi Morgana~ ,

I use the Google search in exactly the same way, as I, like yourself, use it for problem fixing a lot.

I don't find the traditional Boolean approach as useful, largely because people describe problems differently, even when they are the same thing.

As you well know, we rarely have enough information to do an accurate search straight off. :(

I am guessing that jockey0109 is using it from a student research approach, so I can understand him using it differently. When I am just "finding stuff out", I rarely use the search within option, but it is excellent for IT support purposes.

I would say that the people at Google know what they are doing; so that is why the feature is there?

:)

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I use the Google search in exactly the same way, as I, like yourself, use it for problem fixing a lot.

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Great minds think alike ;)

As I have said....google is my most valuable troubleshooting tools....

I have also shown my kids how to use it for researching projects....which bring me back to the point...it would be useful tool to warn them that a site may contain some kind of malware.

They are well versed in trouble shooting internet issues...such as clearing cookies, running Adaware...and reseting the router

My little mini mes :D

MLF

hi all

I heard that Windows Vista has an embedded tool for google search. The tool is available to the user thru a objectdock.

U think, that can add to the risk??