Comments on: Google Is A Malware Site (Says Yahoo) http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/11/google-is-a-malware-site-says-yahoo/ Startup and Technology News Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:05:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Throw the Mind [dot] Com » Best Of The Interwebs 5-12-08 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/11/google-is-a-malware-site-says-yahoo/#comment-2390866 Throw the Mind [dot] Com » Best Of The Interwebs 5-12-08 Sat, 28 Jun 2008 16:59:12 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/11/google-is-a-malware-site-says-yahoo/#comment-2390866 [...] is a virus…says [...] [...] is a virus…says [...]

]]> By: Google Is A Malware Site (Says Yahoo) | S-E-Opointz.net tips, news, services, software and tools http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/11/google-is-a-malware-site-says-yahoo/#comment-2311385 Google Is A Malware Site (Says Yahoo) | S-E-Opointz.net tips, news, services, software and tools Tue, 20 May 2008 08:47:45 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/11/google-is-a-malware-site-says-yahoo/#comment-2311385 [...] Most results that point to Google don’t have this “feature,” and given the recent love fest between the two companies, the joke angle is probably out. Keep an eye out on this query though. I wouldn’t be surprised to see flags popping up all over the place on that page. via Google Is A Malware Site (Says Yahoo) [...] [...] Most results that point to Google don’t have this “feature,” and given the recent love fest between the two companies, the joke angle is probably out. Keep an eye out on this query though. I wouldn’t be surprised to see flags popping up all over the place on that page. via Google Is A Malware Site (Says Yahoo) [...]

]]> By: Dennis Stolze - privater Blog http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/11/google-is-a-malware-site-says-yahoo/#comment-2308624 Dennis Stolze - privater Blog Mon, 19 May 2008 11:58:46 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/11/google-is-a-malware-site-says-yahoo/#comment-2308624 <strong>Yahoo erlaubt sich einen kleinen Scherz mit Google...</strong> Don't be evil heißt das allseits bekannte Motto der Suchmaschine Google. Konkurrent Yahoo sieht das aber anscheinend etwas anders. Seit einigen Tagen hat Yahoo eine Partnerschaft mit McAfee, einem Anbieter von Anti-Viren-Software. Dabei geht es da... Yahoo erlaubt sich einen kleinen Scherz mit Google…

Don’t be evil heißt das allseits bekannte Motto der Suchmaschine Google. Konkurrent Yahoo sieht das aber anscheinend etwas anders.

Seit einigen Tagen hat Yahoo eine Partnerschaft mit McAfee, einem Anbieter von Anti-Viren-Software. Dabei geht es da…

]]> By: Aquí hay tomate (week nº20/08) | Ni Mucho Ni Poco http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/11/google-is-a-malware-site-says-yahoo/#comment-2306169 Aquí hay tomate (week nº20/08) | Ni Mucho Ni Poco Sun, 18 May 2008 13:28:22 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/11/google-is-a-malware-site-says-yahoo/#comment-2306169 [...] Google es el nuevo maligno y el fin del mundo será culpa suya. Pero nos quieren hacer creer que no cambiando sus discos a SSD mientras generan 100 veces más de chatarra informática y permiten el spam. [...] [...] Google es el nuevo maligno y el fin del mundo será culpa suya. Pero nos quieren hacer creer que no cambiando sus discos a SSD mientras generan 100 veces más de chatarra informática y permiten el spam. [...]

]]> By: Ignacio http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/11/google-is-a-malware-site-says-yahoo/#comment-2302656 Ignacio Sat, 17 May 2008 04:21:59 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/11/google-is-a-malware-site-says-yahoo/#comment-2302656 Hi, any automatic tool that searches for malicious sites could tag Google as a source of malware or related to spam because the flaws existing in the iclk script that Google uses for their AdSense program. iclk allows to make redirections to sites without checking them. Just try the following link, that will lead you back to this post, going through Google site: http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/iclk?sa=l&ai=BiZn_51wuSLm&num=2&adurl=http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/11/google-is-a-malware-site-says-yahoo/&client=ca-pub-4322784166300937&nm=4 That script can also be used for redirecting to executables files hosted at exploited web sites (already seen in-the-wild). If an automated tool catches any of those links over the web, it could tag Google as malicious. It's not the fault of the tool, it's something that Google should correct but they don't. Regards. Hi,

any automatic tool that searches for malicious sites could tag Google as a source of malware or related to spam because the flaws existing in the iclk script that Google uses for their AdSense program.

iclk allows to make redirections to sites without checking them. Just try the following link, that will lead you back to this post, going through Google site:

http://pagead2.googlesyndicati.....7&nm=4

That script can also be used for redirecting to executables files hosted at exploited web sites (already seen in-the-wild).

If an automated tool catches any of those links over the web, it could tag Google as malicious. It’s not the fault of the tool, it’s something that Google should correct but they don’t.

Regards.

]]> By: Link-Fest for Friday May 15th 2008 | SEOpsCentre http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/11/google-is-a-malware-site-says-yahoo/#comment-2300796 Link-Fest for Friday May 15th 2008 | SEOpsCentre Fri, 16 May 2008 11:26:28 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/11/google-is-a-malware-site-says-yahoo/#comment-2300796 [...] noticed that Yahoo’s search results were flagging Google as a Malware site.  It turned out to be a mistake, but it was funny while it lasted. On the subject of TechCrunch, [...] [...] noticed that Yahoo’s search results were flagging Google as a Malware site.  It turned out to be a mistake, but it was funny while it lasted. On the subject of TechCrunch, [...]

]]> By: My Life as a Spammer… or so says Yahoo! | Affiliate Marketing | Affiliate Networks http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/11/google-is-a-malware-site-says-yahoo/#comment-2296663 My Life as a Spammer… or so says Yahoo! | Affiliate Marketing | Affiliate Networks Wed, 14 May 2008 17:13:17 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/11/google-is-a-malware-site-says-yahoo/#comment-2296663 [...] to root out sites that send SPAM or that have malicious downloads. Today Techcrunch reported that Yahoo had listed Google as distributing malware. It was an error in a listing and Yahoo corrected that error with little more than a blog post on [...] [...] to root out sites that send SPAM or that have malicious downloads. Today Techcrunch reported that Yahoo had listed Google as distributing malware. It was an error in a listing and Yahoo corrected that error with little more than a blog post on [...]

]]> By: David Lewis http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/11/google-is-a-malware-site-says-yahoo/#comment-2293644 David Lewis Tue, 13 May 2008 14:45:09 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/11/google-is-a-malware-site-says-yahoo/#comment-2293644 It wasn't that big a mistake by Yahoo. Google was called a malware provider on a search term that received little traffic until yesterday. My site has been targeted by Yahoo as a spammer. We do not SPAM. The only other site that I can find in Yahoo that is called a spammer is Excite. If the warning weren't bad enough, Yahoo has terminated us from Paid Inclusion and removed most of our Paid Search campaigns. Yahoo's reply? 3 different departments claim that Yahoo is not responsible. This after 5 years of advertising (not ot mention that I was in the BD group at GoTo / Overture). No answer yet from McAfee. I can't get a trackback for some reason. You can read teh details and see Yahoo's e-mail at http://www.revenews.com/davidlewis/my-life-as-a-spammer-or-so-says-yahoo/ -David It wasn’t that big a mistake by Yahoo. Google was called a malware provider on a search term that received little traffic until yesterday.

My site has been targeted by Yahoo as a spammer. We do not SPAM. The only other site that I can find in Yahoo that is called a spammer is Excite.

If the warning weren’t bad enough, Yahoo has terminated us from Paid Inclusion and removed most of our Paid Search campaigns. Yahoo’s reply? 3 different departments claim that Yahoo is not responsible. This after 5 years of advertising (not ot mention that I was in the BD group at GoTo / Overture). No answer yet from McAfee.

I can’t get a trackback for some reason. You can read teh details and see Yahoo’s e-mail at http://www.revenews.com/davidl.....ays-yahoo/

-David

]]> By: Pat Marcello http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/11/google-is-a-malware-site-says-yahoo/#comment-2293481 Pat Marcello Tue, 13 May 2008 12:59:03 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/11/google-is-a-malware-site-says-yahoo/#comment-2293481 Yeah... I work with a site about attention deficit disorder, and no matter what we tried, we couldn't get the McAfee Red X to come off. (See post http://ovblogger.com/2008/01/02/beware-the-mcafee-red-x/) This isn't a spam site. It's an information site, but we made the mistake of using HyperTracker for tracking purposes. We got zapped. If I were HyperTracker, I'd be yelling "lawsuit" all over the place. --Pat Yeah… I work with a site about attention deficit disorder, and no matter what we tried, we couldn’t get the McAfee Red X to come off. (See post http://ovblogger.com/2008/01/0.....fee-red-x/)

This isn’t a spam site. It’s an information site, but we made the mistake of using HyperTracker for tracking purposes. We got zapped.

If I were HyperTracker, I’d be yelling “lawsuit” all over the place.

–Pat

]]> By: Google Is A Malware Site (Says Yahoo) « geek-o-pedia http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/11/google-is-a-malware-site-says-yahoo/#comment-2293471 Google Is A Malware Site (Says Yahoo) « geek-o-pedia Tue, 13 May 2008 12:50:55 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/11/google-is-a-malware-site-says-yahoo/#comment-2293471 [...] Techcrunch Technorati Tags: Google, Yahoo, [...] [...] Techcrunch Technorati Tags: Google, Yahoo, [...]

]]> By: Ronak Bhagdev http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/11/google-is-a-malware-site-says-yahoo/#comment-2293401 Ronak Bhagdev Tue, 13 May 2008 11:58:34 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/11/google-is-a-malware-site-says-yahoo/#comment-2293401 check this query (http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=Astalavista) again, you will get diffrent result. Yahoo has repaired it!!? Yahoo... really big mistake. So sad... check this query (http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=Astalavista) again, you will get diffrent result.

Yahoo has repaired it!!?

Yahoo… really big mistake. So sad…

]]> By: Youssef Boubia - NTIC Blog http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/11/google-is-a-malware-site-says-yahoo/#comment-2293351 Youssef Boubia - NTIC Blog Tue, 13 May 2008 11:06:56 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/11/google-is-a-malware-site-says-yahoo/#comment-2293351 <strong>Selon Yahoo et McAfee, Google serait un site Malveillant !...</strong> Une petite nouvelle sympathique a retenti sur le Web dernièrement. Yahoo considèrerait Google comme un site malveillant :) . En effet, en résultat du partenariat entre Yahoo et McAfee, le nouveau Yahoo Search vous indique les sites potentiellement... Selon Yahoo et McAfee, Google serait un site Malveillant !…

Une petite nouvelle sympathique a retenti sur le Web dernièrement.
Yahoo considèrerait Google comme un site malveillant :) .
En effet, en résultat du partenariat entre Yahoo et McAfee, le nouveau Yahoo Search vous indique les sites potentiellement…

]]> By: V http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/11/google-is-a-malware-site-says-yahoo/#comment-2293225 V Tue, 13 May 2008 09:41:22 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/11/google-is-a-malware-site-says-yahoo/#comment-2293225 This result might be because many search terms in Google lead to dangerous/harmful websites. Maybe McAfee searches and reports back very deep. Anyways this bug looks weird and for google.com its already fixed. This result might be because many search terms in Google lead to dangerous/harmful websites. Maybe McAfee searches and reports back very deep.

Anyways this bug looks weird and for google.com its already fixed.

]]> By: "Google a malware",says Yahoo | tftb.net http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/11/google-is-a-malware-site-says-yahoo/#comment-2293219 "Google a malware",says Yahoo | tftb.net Tue, 13 May 2008 09:36:50 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/11/google-is-a-malware-site-says-yahoo/#comment-2293219 [...] [...] [...] [...]

]]> By: sam http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/11/google-is-a-malware-site-says-yahoo/#comment-2293180 sam Tue, 13 May 2008 08:46:29 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/11/google-is-a-malware-site-says-yahoo/#comment-2293180 TechCrunch tried to publish a exclusive posts with exclusive but it's fully wrong information. I don't aspect that types of posts... TechCrunch tried to publish a exclusive posts with exclusive but it’s fully wrong information. I don’t aspect that types of posts…

]]> By: meneame.net http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/11/google-is-a-malware-site-says-yahoo/#comment-2293174 meneame.net Tue, 13 May 2008 08:34:06 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/11/google-is-a-malware-site-says-yahoo/#comment-2293174 <strong>Yahoo! dice que “Google es un sitio peligroso”...</strong> La luna de miel que viven los dos gigantes de Internet (unidos contra Microsoft) no es óbice para que los resultados del buscador de Yahoo! catalogue a Google como “sitio con malware”. Un resultado cuestionable que viene de los mensajes de alerta ... Yahoo! dice que “Google es un sitio peligroso”…

La luna de miel que viven los dos gigantes de Internet (unidos contra Microsoft) no es óbice para que los resultados del buscador de Yahoo! catalogue a Google como “sitio con malware”. Un resultado cuestionable que viene de los mensajes de alerta …

]]> By: Yahoo! Shows Google as a Malware! Turns out to be Yahoo! URL Mix-Up! » PageTraffic SEO Blog http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/11/google-is-a-malware-site-says-yahoo/#comment-2293158 Yahoo! Shows Google as a Malware! Turns out to be Yahoo! URL Mix-Up! » PageTraffic SEO Blog Tue, 13 May 2008 08:02:31 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/11/google-is-a-malware-site-says-yahoo/#comment-2293158 [...] to a post on TechCrunch, a small glitch in the Yahoo! SERPs (Search Engine Result Pages) that are now powered by SearchScan [...] [...] to a post on TechCrunch, a small glitch in the Yahoo! SERPs (Search Engine Result Pages) that are now powered by SearchScan [...]

]]> By: Queloke.com » Blog Archive » Yahoo defina a Google como malware http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/11/google-is-a-malware-site-says-yahoo/#comment-2292953 Queloke.com » Blog Archive » Yahoo defina a Google como malware Tue, 13 May 2008 04:25:26 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/11/google-is-a-malware-site-says-yahoo/#comment-2292953 [...] Fuente:: techcrunch.com (mas aQui)  [...] [...] Fuente:: techcrunch.com (mas aQui)  [...]

]]> By: Brent http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/11/google-is-a-malware-site-says-yahoo/#comment-2292736 Brent Tue, 13 May 2008 01:59:36 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/11/google-is-a-malware-site-says-yahoo/#comment-2292736 Wrong: Stopbadware.org and Google partner to compete in the malware arena under the pretense of a charitable org headed by vint cerf. This site may harm your computer. The result: Millions of site owners with dangerous labels attached to their search results. Ten people are saved bard drive crashes. (got better numbers?) The karma: When it happens to the people that hurt so many. Stopbadware.org is evil. Wrong:
Stopbadware.org and Google partner to compete in the malware arena under the pretense of a charitable org headed by vint cerf.

This site may harm your computer.

The result:
Millions of site owners with dangerous labels attached to their search results. Ten people are saved bard drive crashes. (got better numbers?)

The karma:
When it happens to the people that hurt so many. Stopbadware.org is evil.

]]> By: TuxJournal.net » Yahoo Search: Google è un malware http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/11/google-is-a-malware-site-says-yahoo/#comment-2292514 TuxJournal.net » Yahoo Search: Google è un malware Tue, 13 May 2008 00:05:06 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/11/google-is-a-malware-site-says-yahoo/#comment-2292514 [...] FONTE: Tech Crunch [...] [...] FONTE: Tech Crunch [...]

]]> By: zol http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/11/google-is-a-malware-site-says-yahoo/#comment-2291799 zol Mon, 12 May 2008 17:34:03 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/11/google-is-a-malware-site-says-yahoo/#comment-2291799 Deb: Nothing foolish, it's clearly a bug from Yahoo / McAfee integration. 1- Yahoo shoudn't return www.google.com as a result of searching astalavista 2- The ranking insertion is wrong too 3- The result is really funny It's bug and it seems they already fixed it but google.com is still in the results... Deb: Nothing foolish, it’s clearly a bug from Yahoo / McAfee integration.
1- Yahoo shoudn’t return http://www.google.com as a result of searching astalavista
2- The ranking insertion is wrong too
3- The result is really funny

It’s bug and it seems they already fixed it but google.com is still in the results…

]]> By: BloggingBox » Google ist gefährlich! http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/11/google-is-a-malware-site-says-yahoo/#comment-2291779 BloggingBox » Google ist gefährlich! Mon, 12 May 2008 17:18:06 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/11/google-is-a-malware-site-says-yahoo/#comment-2291779 [...] laut der Suche bei Yahoo!. Denn wie der Techcrunch gestern schrieb, wurde Google.com bei der Suche nach “Astalavista” als [...] [...] laut der Suche bei Yahoo!. Denn wie der Techcrunch gestern schrieb, wurde Google.com bei der Suche nach “Astalavista” als [...]

]]> By: Jay Cuthrell http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/11/google-is-a-malware-site-says-yahoo/#comment-2291666 Jay Cuthrell Mon, 12 May 2008 16:20:25 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/11/google-is-a-malware-site-says-yahoo/#comment-2291666 I'm beginning to think that registered comments would serve TC well. I’m beginning to think that registered comments would serve TC well.

]]> By: deb http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/11/google-is-a-malware-site-says-yahoo/#comment-2291614 deb Mon, 12 May 2008 16:00:13 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/11/google-is-a-malware-site-says-yahoo/#comment-2291614 this is a foolish posting is this blog..Michael Arrington please do a little research then do a post. http://www.amitbhawani.com/blo.....h-reports/ see this link and apologize for this wrong post this is a foolish posting is this blog..Michael Arrington please do a little research then do a post. http://www.amitbhawani.com/blo…..h-reports/
see this link and apologize for this wrong post

]]> By: JerkCrunch http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/11/google-is-a-malware-site-says-yahoo/#comment-2291570 JerkCrunch Mon, 12 May 2008 15:37:32 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/11/google-is-a-malware-site-says-yahoo/#comment-2291570 A new low for Arrington! Is this news? Where is the startup being covered? Why is it that we never see M$ in news like this? You couldn't let go attacking google and yahoo in one single headline, could you? A new low for Arrington!

Is this news?
Where is the startup being covered?

Why is it that we never see M$ in news like this?

You couldn’t let go attacking google and yahoo in one single headline, could you?

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