Google has just announced something pretty interesting, that it is
using its own data to detect viruses and will as of today be using
Google Search results pages to warn users if their computers are
infected with a specific form of malware. Users infected with the virus,
which is apparently rerouting traffic to Google and other sites through
a proxy, will see the above warning.
Google’s Matt Cutts offers more details about the virus on his Twitter account,
apparently it only affects Windows computers and hijacks Google
results. “That’s how we learned about it,” Cutts says about the “results
hacking” thing, without offering many more details. Google is
recommending you follow the advice in its Help Center if you do receive the notification.
This is the first time major search engine turns its results pages into
what is ostensibly a malware alarm. Of course this is in the company’s
best interests; if proxies are intercepting communications they could
also potentially access Google accounts, thus creating more headaches
for Google.
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