New google warning system: Website may harm your computer

Discussion in 'Google' started by bobisawsome7, Aug 3, 2006.

  1. #1
    I am not really sure it is new, but I have never seen it before. Try it yourself.

    http://www.google.ca/interstitial?url=http://asta-killer.com/list/office%25202003%2520serial.html

    That's a really good thing google has added to the engine. Many times my pc f's up because of things I click.
     
    bobisawsome7, Aug 3, 2006 IP
  2. kojakfilth

    kojakfilth Notable Member

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    Yeah.. because of the spirewares from asta killer
     
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    chachacallis Well-Known Member

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    #4
    this is not new at all this has been other threads on this topic.
     
    chachacallis, Aug 4, 2006 IP
  5. NoobieDoobieDo

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    That's pretty awesome.
     
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  6. bobisawsome7

    bobisawsome7 Notable Member

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    Ah...well I didnt find it on digg, i found it myself ;)
     
    bobisawsome7, Aug 4, 2006 IP
  7. keithchan

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    #7
    Google has basically given the finger to sites that host "bad" software by displaying interstitial pages. These pages are shown when a users clicks on a potentially harmful link that has been reported to stopbadware.org as distributors of "badware".

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    The majority of web users either don't care or don't know about malicious software, and that's where stopbadware.org comes in. With their database of useful information, pages like this (soon to replace the generic link on the interstitial) will help educate users about bad software and give them guidance they can trust.

    Google is the first search engine to provide this level of protection for users. This small page will cause greater peace of mind when visiting sites that can cast doubt — or at least it will give these "badware" sites another obstical to avoid.

    Original Post: http://blogs.zdnet.com/Google/?p=283
     
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  8. Endurer

    Endurer Well-Known Member

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    Well at least this is something to appreciate as far as Google is concerned.
     
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  9. Travis

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    #9
    Any test strings to search for to find this thing? Though I don't go LOOKING for spyware, would like to know this is what it is when I see it, should I come across it :).
     
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    I agree if that is true then good move by google
     
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    This Is Really Good Job Google................ Keep it Up............
     
    i_am_dhaval, Aug 6, 2006 IP
  12. bobisawsome7

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    Usually I don't either. It came up by accident, believe it or not.

    http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&q=office+2003+serial&meta=

    "Office 2003 Serial"
     
    bobisawsome7, Aug 6, 2006 IP
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    #13
    Go Google. Nice move.

    I've never seen these pages but it is a good move so people who don't know too much about the Internet understand that they are entering a "danger zone".

    Skinny
     
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  14. bobisawsome7

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    Well, mainly for the windows 2000<
     
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    #15
    I posted about this a while back - but the site was one I was linking to as a source of information about phishing - I reported it as a 'good' site through that page and got a textual 'pat on the back' for doing a good deed from Google that was quite amusing.

    Lisa
     
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  17. contactsonia

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    This might be an old news therefore, there are no much diggs ;)
     
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  18. bobisawsome7

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    not many knew about it here on dp though :)
     
    bobisawsome7, Aug 10, 2006 IP