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Sowing the Seeds – What Next?

Posted on October 13, 2010 by Maxim Weinstein

In "Sowing the Seeds for a Safer Internet," a piece for InfoWorld, Roger Grimes calls on the tech industry to work together to create a unified malware warning system: …I think we all need a warning service built in to … Continue reading →

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Google offers automatic reporting for network operators

Posted on September 30, 2010 by Maxim Weinstein

Our partners in Google's security team are offering a great new tool for operators of "autonomous systems" (ASes). Now, large web hosting companies and other AS operators will be able to request Safe Browsing Alerts for badware URLs that Google … Continue reading →

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Google Blogspot Infections

Posted on March 2, 2010 by Oliver Day

It is unusual to see Google’s AS block listed on our Top Infected Networks page for so long. Generally the infections are not the result of blogs being attacked and successfully infected but rather mass fake accounts being setup on … Continue reading →

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Join us for a web chat about auto-update mechanisms

Posted on January 28, 2010 by Maxim Weinstein

In the past couple of years, auto-update mechanisms that allow software applications to check for and install patches or new versions have become far more prevalent. Some software vendors have looked to push auto-updaters beyond the traditional “an update is … Continue reading →

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Google’s new stance on China raises interesting badware questions

Posted on January 13, 2010 by Oliver Day

Everyone is talking about Google’s latest move with regard to China and there is a possibility they will pull out of the country. If that were to occur there is the possibility that China will begin blocking Google from within … Continue reading →

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Prominent Chinese site flagged for badware

Posted on October 27, 2009 by Maxim Weinstein

It was reported today that a website of the official newspaper of the Chinese government, The People’s Daily, was flagged for malware by Google. The paper apparently complained that Google was maliciously flagging the site due to the paper’s criticism … Continue reading →

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Google offers webmasters more malware details

Posted on October 22, 2009 by Maxim Weinstein

Google’s Webmaster Tools has, for quite some time, provided verified website owners with a partial list of pages from their site in which Google found badware during their scanning. Unfortunately, it was often frustrating to site owners to know that … Continue reading →

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Google sees increase in detections

Posted on August 27, 2009 by Maxim Weinstein

Niels from Google’s security team posted some updated detection stats over on the team’s blog: As we mentioned in our Top-10 Malware Sites blog post, we have seen a large increase in the number of compromised sites since April. The … Continue reading →

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Login problems with Google Webmaster Tools

Posted on July 23, 2009 by Maxim Weinstein

Some users are reporting difficulty logging into Google’s Webmaster Tools, a console that allows website owners to do a number of Google-related tasks, including requesting a review after removing malware from a site. Google is aware of the issue and … Continue reading →

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Silent patching works, but at what cost?

Posted on May 13, 2009 by Maxim Weinstein

Last week, the ZDNet Zero Day blog summarized a report by researchers from Google Switzerland and ETH Zurich as follows: Google’s decision to silently update the Chrome browser — without the user’s knowledge or consent –  has put the company … Continue reading →

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