Goggling an Innocent Topic Is Getting Really Hazardous! (click, website, computer)

[thrillobyte]

Twice, goggling olympic stars, lindsey vonn and kim yu na I got warning signs for virus attack on first page results. If millions are doing the same thing and pulling up the same results, then millions of computers must be getting infected every hour of the day during these olympics when people visit these websites.

[MediocreButArrogant]

Post some of the URLs. I don't see that at all.

[thrillobyte]

Here, Mediocre. my search page:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&s...&oq=kim+yu+na+

Fourth result down "kim yuna olympics, kim yuna James Bond, Kim yuna boyfriend"

WARNING: the following URL may contain a virus!!!

This is the link I clicked on last night and immediately got a "Warning! Your computer may be infected with a virus!"

despondent.org/xja.php?...kim%20yu%20na%20plastic%20surgery

[Bo]

Turning on Safe Search in your Google preferences will probably help you avoid search results containing sites with malware.

[thrillobyte]

I didn't know about that option, Bowie. I activated it. Thank you.

[NHDave]

Been this way for a while, the bad guys use SEO (Search Engine Optomization) to get their links listed high, better chance of infecting unsuspecting people's computers with their crap.

[thrillobyte]

Originally Posted by NHDave

Been this way for a while, the bad guys use SEO (Search Engine Optomization) to get their links listed high, better chance of infecting unsuspecting people's computers with their crap.

The evil in this world and the lengths scum will go to perpetrate it just astonishes me. But then maybe I'm really naive---and at 60!

[macroy]

Originally Posted by thrillobyte

The evil in this world and the lengths scum will go to perpetrate it just astonishes me. But then maybe I'm really naive---and at 60!

not naive - but its not anything new either. Humans have always been trying to step on each other for personal gain. The only thing that's changed is the methodology...