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Google Shares Interesting Malware Stats
Google is sharing some interesting statistics on malware, such as the number of entries on the Google Safe Browsing Malware List that have occurred over the last twelve months, and search results containing a URL labeled as harmful.
"We’re glad to share this sort of data because we believe that collaboration and information sharing are crucial in driving anti-malware efforts forward," says Niels Provos of Google’s Security Team.
Bing Promotes Ahead-Of-The-Curve Malware Filter
Whether you think about it or not, the issue of safety probably affects just about every decision-making process. After all, even if you favor a grocery store based on its low prices and convenient location, you must also on some level recognize that muggings don’t occur there every day. And Microsoft wants to make sure you feel safe using Bing, too.
(Some) LinkedIn Profiles Leading To Malware
Over the weekend, Twitter suffered from some security problems that fell more on the mischievous than malicious side of things. Now, the sort of social media trouble quotient appears to have risen a bit as fake LinkedIn profiles are trying to send users towards malware.
No Malware on Google Results?
Google has taken steps to remove malware websites from its search results, according to a ComputerWorld article released Wednesday.
Google Scrubs More Malware From Index
Google has shown itself to be the strong, silent type, and quick, too – in about two days’ time, the company cleaned up what one individual called “massive amounts of malware redirects” without bothering to say a word about it.
Malware Draws More Attention To DoubleClick
Compared to murder, malware isn’t so bad. It’s not exactly good, though, and in a development that can’t please Google, it’s been connected to DoubleClick.
IndiaTimes.com Exposes Visitors To Malware
Visitors to the Web site of the IndiaTimes.com were exposed to malware, according to a ScanSafe advisory.
PDF Potentially A Malware Vehicle
Proof of concept code demonstrated to Secure Computing showed how Adobe’s popular Portable Document Formet could become a massive attack vector for malware distributors.
New Malware Fakes Google Home Page
A couple of very obvious tipoffs should make it apparent to regular Google visitors that a malicious version of the search engine’s home page has been substituted for the real thing.