Google will now tell you if you have Malware

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According to Matt Cutts, Google will now tell you if you've been infected by a specific piece of malware.

Using Data to Protect People

If you have been infected - you'll know it, assuming you've done a search on Google lately. :rolleyes:
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  • Profile picture of the author RobCopywriter
    This is very interesting, Will it popup with some sort of message? But yet another very good addition which google has made!
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  • Profile picture of the author Naveed Peerzade
    According to Matt Cutts, Google will now tell you if you've been infected by a specific piece of malware.

    Using Data to Protect People

    If you have been infected - you'll know it, assuming you've done a search on Google lately
    Oh... wow, if we get infected, we don't need a doctor??

    LOL

    Kidding..
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    • Profile picture of the author Heidi White
      LOL - you need the Google Doctor - GoogleMD here we come!
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      • Profile picture of the author RobCopywriter
        Do google have a virus program? Because a winning idea is to integrate one into the search engine!
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        • Profile picture of the author ~kev~
          Originally Posted by RobCopywriter View Post

          Do google have a virus program? Because a winning idea is to integrate one into the search engine!
          When the google search bot crawls a page, it looks for malware that tries to install software without the users consent.

          If the bot finds such software, its reported to your webmaster tools account.

          Webmaster tools - left column - Diagnostics - Malware
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          • Profile picture of the author RobCopywriter
            Originally Posted by ~kev~ View Post

            When the google search bot crawls a page, it looks for malware that tries to install software without the users consent.

            If the bot finds such software, its reported to your webmaster tools account.
            Is that even allowed? Or is it in the terms and conditions or something?
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            • Profile picture of the author ~kev~
              Originally Posted by RobCopywriter View Post

              Is that even allowed? Or is it in the terms and conditions or something?
              Is what allowed?

              When google bot crawls a page, it looks for pages that tries to install malware.
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              • Profile picture of the author RobCopywriter
                Originally Posted by ~kev~ View Post

                Is what allowed?

                When google bot crawls a page, it looks for pages that tries to install malware.
                Oh sorry! I made a mistake in the post before. I thought you meant that if google finds maliware it tries to install some sort of anti-virus but it turns out you meant websites, I understand now!
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  • Profile picture of the author ~kev~
    Originally Posted by MostlyHarmless View Post

    Google will now tell you if you have Malware
    This is not new, its been in google webmaster tools for several months,,,, maybe even close to a year.

    In other words - old news.
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    • Profile picture of the author Heidi White
      Originally Posted by ~kev~ View Post

      This is not new, its been in google webmaster tools for several months,,,, maybe even close to a year.

      In other words - old news.
      I'm sure it's old news for people using Google webmaster tools - but Matt Cutts shared the article yesterday on his Google+ account.

      Not everyone uses Google Webmaster tools - in fact, some are dead set against using it. Or so I've heard on this forum.

      In other words - for those who didn't already know - this post is for you.
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    • Profile picture of the author kindsvater
      Originally Posted by ~kev~ View Post

      This is not new, its been in google webmaster tools for several months,,,, maybe even close to a year.

      In other words - old news.
      No, this is new and has nothing to do with webmaster tools. (It always helps to actually read the article).

      With webmaster tools Google will tell you about a problem on your website when it is spidered.

      Now, based on information from your web browser, Google will tell you if your personal computer is infected.

      No webmaster tools required. You don't even need a website.

      Essentially, a type of malware causes your web browser to use certain proxies. If you are accessing Google and those proxies are detected, Google will display a warning that you may have a malware problem.

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      • Profile picture of the author ~kev~
        Originally Posted by kindsvater View Post

        No, this is new and has nothing to do with webmaster tools. (It always helps to actually read the article).
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        Your right, it helps to read the article.

        I thought matt was talking about seo stuff like he usually does.

        My bad, sorry.
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  • Profile picture of the author ryanzona
    Another thing Google will do is if you use Gmail, it will tell you if your account was attempted to be accessed by unauthorized persons. I know, because my account was almost hacked.
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