Google Warns Users About Active Malware Infection

dinscott writes "Google has begun notifying its users that a particular piece of malware is installed on their computers by showing a big yellow notification above their search results. The warning begun popping up yesterday, and does so only for users whose computers have been infected by a particular strain of malware that hijacks search results in order to drive users towards websites that use pay-per-click schemes."

Comments

Like those fake warnings we tell people to close?

[wadeal]

You mean exactly what creators of Malware do today to scare users into installing malicious software??? We've tried to train users for YEARS to instantly close anything saying they have a virus (any infection is reported silently back to us by the AV). This is beyond a joke by Google. Yet another thing no one asked for, they didn't ask the community if they wanted it. After having to install software restrictions to block Chrome, Google Toolbar, Google Sidebar (wtf), Google Desktop Search as well as locking down IE to stop Google changing preferences I have to say this may be the arrogant fuck up that makes us look at blocking Google completely.