Google warns users of widespread Windows-only malware infection

[Ichingcarpenter]

Google warns users of widespread Windows-only malware infection

Google is warning users who appear to be infected with a widespread malware infection when they use Google’s search product, the company said today.

Google engineers noticed suspicious search data recently and worked with IT security at affected companies to find the cause: malware that re-routes traffic to Google and other sites through a proxy. To what end the infection does this for is unknown.

Google does not have the ability to detect the presence of viruses on user’s computers, simply the suspicious network activity caused by the malware.

Google says it hopes to combat the spread of the infection by making sure users are aware of it and can update their anti-virus software and catch it. If you are infected, you’ll know — the company is using a big, yellow warning that you can’t miss.

http://thenextweb.com/google/2011/07/20/google-warns-users-of-widespread-malware-infection/

[Sherman A1]

1. Thanks for Posting

It's sounds like they actually have no plan to combat the virus other than a warning. This might not be such a good thing as folks potentially switch to other search engines and Google sees a downturn in traffic (and market share).


Hmmmmmmm.

[aquart]

3. Yeah. Who would wanna do that?

[w4rma]

4. They can't do anything. They don't have access to your computer. (nt)

[bananas]

2. I get this weird pac-man like graphic when I go to google

[KG]

7. Gregor Johann Mendel (July 20, 1822 – January 6, 1884)

[Ichingcarpenter]

5. Don't have windows but tried BING instead of Google

for about 12 hours.

Bing was awful trying to track down news stories
with related searches.

I was trying to find the story on Science says
don't ask people to vote ask them to be voters
which I just posted. The Bing search took me to pages on Jesus and other crap. Google hit the story I wanted
to find on the first page and top search



Anyway , watch your malware be it windows, linux or apple.

[AlabamaLibrul]

6. Windows only.... Ha-ha

I'll be sure to spread the word

B-)

(in before the inevitable whiny Windows shitstorm, it's best practice to use anti-malware products on any OS)