Google flags legit sites as bad

Human error is to blame for a (now-fixed) glitch that flagged every Google search result as being potentially malicious. Between 9:30 and 10:25 a.m. EST on Saturday, each result contained a message saying: "This site may harm your computer" -- usually reserved for known badware sites. Google also notified users of a related malware filter glitch that delivered legitimate emails to Gmail spam folders during about the same period on Saturday. — DK
close

Next Article in News

More in News

Privacy-bolstering "Apps Act" introduced in House

The bill would provide consumers nationwide with similar protections already enforced by a California law.

Microsoft readies permanent fix for Internet Explorer bug used in energy attacks

Microsoft is prepping a whopper of a security update that will close 33 vulnerabilities, likely including an Internet Explorer (IE) flaw that has been used in targeted website attacks against the U.S. government.

Weakness in Adobe ColdFusion allowed court hackers access to 160K SSNs

Up to 160,000 Social Security numbers and one million driver's license numbers may have been accessed by intruders.