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Google sued by makers of Finally Fast
News Lawsuit pending over advertisers bidding on keywords involving trademarks they don't own, while also alleging Google has unfairly manipulated search results.
Tags: Security implementation/standards, Lawsuits, Domain names, Google Inc., Ford Motor Co., computer, Advertisement, Search Result, brand, Web Site
Spyware fight attracts a crowd
News Four groups have come out swinging to defeat the software nuisance, raising the question of who really gets hurt.
Google: The search is never over
Insight There is still much to improve in search, notes Google CIO Douglas Merrill, who says the company's role is not to censor information but to be "a picture of the Internet".
Tags: Search, Web sites, Web 2.0, Security applications/tools
Google warns entire Internet is malware
News For about an hour Saturday morning, Google listed every site on the Internet as potentially harmful to your computer. At first, Google blamed the problem on StopBadware.org but later had to eat crow.
Tags: Search, Web sites, Web 2.0, Malware, Google Inc., Site, Computer, PST, StopBadware.org, Berkman Center
Security groups link up in Chain of Trust
News Three computer-security organizatons have formed the Chain of Trust to link security vendors, researchers, technology companies, network providers and online-safety groups to share information and good practice about combating malicious software.
Tags: Data security, Malware, Security, Mozilla Corp., industry leader, GROUP, StopBadware.org, malicious software, technology company, Symantec Corp.
RealPlayer named spyware by StopBadware.org
News Antispyware organization StopBadware.org says RealNetworks needs to disclose installations of advertising software and Rhapsody before users install updates.
Tags: Security
Google puts up 'Beware of malware' signs
News The search giant teams with university-backed Stop Badware to caution people about sites that may be distributing malicious code.
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Google warns of drive-by downloads
News The search giant has warned of an increase in drive-by download attempts, in which malicious Web sites exploit browser vulnerabilities to execute malicious code.
Tags: Security
Deploying the wisdom of the crowds against badware
Techguide Professors John Palfrey and Jonathan Zittrain say this might be the best chance to create a more accountable Internet.
Web attackers get better at hiding
News In cat-and-mouse game with security pros, cybercrooks are hiding malicious code in Flash animations and encoding it, expert says.
Tags: PC security, Data security, Security
