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Software Turns Google into a Virus Scanner

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the safe-to-click dept.

Kfleming writes "Websense, a security vendor, has developed software that uses a binary search feature built into Google to hunt down malware. Using this technique researchers at Websense have uncovered over 2,000 websites hosting malware, and are also able to detect legitimate sites that have been hacked. Could this binary search feature also be used to exploit Google and trick users into downloading malware?"

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  1. Note to the editors by Spackler · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Actually, a question:

    Editors: Do you read Slashdot?

    Sure, its flamebait, but this is a joke sometimes.