New Google Service Helps Infected Websites Clean Up

Thursday, May 22nd, 2008

Google is now sharing details on why its automatic search deems certain Websites risky. The search giant this month quietly added a new, free service called the Safe Browsing Diagnostic Page that tells whether a site flagged by Google as potentially dangerous is hosting malware, or helps distribute malware, for ...

Malware filters bad for business

Friday, April 11th, 2008

Up to 80% of Web sites flagged as malicious by antivirus and search engine indexes are legitimate businesses, according to security experts. Experts said while the security industry is on top of conventional spam and phishing attacks, more effort needs to be put into preventing and eliminating so-called drive-by-downloads. The attacks allow ...