Badware blacklist comes into force at Google

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Aug 8, 2006

Search engine starts flagging suspect sites.

Search goliath Google has begun using a blacklist supplied by the Stop Badware Coalition to warn its users about sites known to be carrying malicious material.

Clicking on a search link to a site on the badlist will take users to a warning page featuring a link to the Stop Badware website, along with the option to carry on into danger. Future plans include expanding the warning page to include more detailed information on the threats involved.

Read more at ZDNet.

Posted on 08 August 2006 by Virus Bulletin

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