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 Jan 30 2007, 12:12 PM
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 Bleep Bleep!  Group: Admin Posts: 28,387 Joined: 24-January 04 From: USA Member No.: 3  |
 Google has recently added a warning below search results that lead to a site that is known to be harmful as reported by Mike Burgess, of the MVP Hosts File fame. If you search in Google and one of the results is a known harmful site, Google will display under the title of the result "This site may harm your computer.". Google already displays a warning when you click on one of these types of search results, but an extra warning is always helpful. An example of these warnings can be found in the image below.  It goes without saying that if you see one of these search results stay clear of them. The warning is there fore a reason and that reason is because your computer will be infected if you visit the site. -------------------- Lawrence
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Jan 30 2007, 02:06 PM
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 "Bleepin' Aussie Addict" Group: Members Posts: 1,903 Joined: 14-October 06 From: SYDNEY-AUSTRALIA Member No.: 90,018 |
Hi Grinler,If I'm useing IE6,with the new Google Warnings,is it safe to uninstall MacAfee Site Advisor?
Thanks in advance. --------------------  I once had a life.. now I have the Internet... |
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Jan 30 2007, 02:39 PM
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Bleep Bleep! Group: Admin Posts: 28,387 Joined: 24-January 04 From: USA Member No.: 3 |
They use two different databases so it could not hurt to have both of them running.
-------------------- Lawrence
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Jan 30 2007, 03:28 PM
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QUOTE(Grinler @ Jan 30 2007, 12:12 PM)  ...Google will display under the title of the result "<b>This site may harm your computer.</b>". .. I imagine one of these company's lawyers will have a field day with this one! -------------------- |
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