Monthly Archives: February 2007

Google Expands Badware Notifications for Webmasters

StopBadware’s partners at Google today announced changes in their badware warnings process to expand notification to webmasters of sites Google has flagged as hosting or distributing badware. Google is adding to the information available to webmasters registered with Google Webmaster … Continue reading

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Badware Website Clearinghouse Now Live

The Badware Website Clearinghouse is up and running! The newest addition in our expanding focus on the websites that spread badware, the Clearinghouse aggregates information from trusted third parties about sites that host or distribute badware. For sites that have … Continue reading

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Valentine’s Day PSA

Just a word to the wise this Valentine’s Day – be sure you know who’s sending you that electronic greeting card before you click “Open.” We’ve seen some nasty software bundled with fake greeting cards this year, and we’re not … Continue reading

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Badware Hits the Super Bowl

Just days before the Super Bowl football championship, the websites of the hosting team and stadium reportedly were infected with badware. According to WebSense, a web security company, the websites of the Miami Dolphins and the Dolphins’ stadium were hacked … Continue reading

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Tips for Securing Sites Against Badware

There’s a new resource for webmasters up at StopBadware.org. Our “Tips for Cleaning and Securing Your Website” page is a place to start learning ways to keep websites free of badware. The guide has information about identifying badware already on … Continue reading

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