"Google Warns Of Malware Redirecting To Its Search Results" (Windows Computers Only)
From Search Engine Land:
Do a search on Google, and you might get an unexpected surprise. A big notice at the top of your results warning that your computer has been infected with malware.
The SEL post also points to a Google announcement about the issue. However, as Danny Sullivan notes, Google doesn’t mention that the malware is only an issue for Windows computers.
All of the Details via Search Engine Land
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Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com.
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