Comments on: Google Search With Malware and Spyware Protection http://www.affiliatebestprograms.com/google-search-with-malware-and-spyware-protection/ A discussion of earning with Affiliate Programs, SEO Wordpress Blogging and General Motivational Ideas for Internet Publishers Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:49:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.2 By: Spyware » Google Search With Malware and Spyware Protection http://www.affiliatebestprograms.com/google-search-with-malware-and-spyware-protection/#comment-6872 Spyware » Google Search With Malware and Spyware Protection Tue, 12 Feb 2008 20:57:37 +0000 http://www.affiliatebestprograms.com/google-search-with-malware-and-spyware-protection/#comment-6872 [...] Silicon Republic wrote an interesting post today on Google Search With Malware and Spyware ProtectionHere’s a quick excerptGoogle Search With Malware and Spyware Protection… [...] […] Silicon Republic wrote an interesting post today on Google Search With Malware and Spyware ProtectionHere’s a quick excerptGoogle Search With Malware and Spyware Protection… […]

]]> By: Kev http://www.affiliatebestprograms.com/google-search-with-malware-and-spyware-protection/#comment-7099 Kev Sat, 16 Feb 2008 14:37:20 +0000 http://www.affiliatebestprograms.com/google-search-with-malware-and-spyware-protection/#comment-7099 Google is GOD and it looks like they're tryin to take over every aspect of the internet. Next thing you know your gonna have to ask G's permission to use the toilet. Google is GOD and it looks like they’re tryin to take over every aspect of the internet. Next thing you know your gonna have to ask G’s permission to use the toilet.

]]> By: Image Pik http://www.affiliatebestprograms.com/google-search-with-malware-and-spyware-protection/#comment-7157 Image Pik Sun, 17 Feb 2008 14:54:08 +0000 http://www.affiliatebestprograms.com/google-search-with-malware-and-spyware-protection/#comment-7157 Yes, Google really becomes a monopoly, but let's face it - does Yahoo provide that good services/search engine? No, of course. Yes, the Google algorithm is not perfect, but with our (the webmasters) help, it gets improved all the time. I don't mind if only one company rules the search engine or website market, as long as it provides good services for everybody. Those functions that we don't like from Google, usually have great meaning globally from defeating others that want to take advantage. For example, you could get angry because you get banned from Google search writing paid reviews, when you dont, which is understandable, but imagine the anger of other loyal webmasters that lose their hard-worked positions from other spammers with deeper pockets. Yes, Google really becomes a monopoly, but let’s face it - does Yahoo provide that good services/search engine? No, of course. Yes, the Google algorithm is not perfect, but with our (the webmasters) help, it gets improved all the time. I don’t mind if only one company rules the search engine or website market, as long as it provides good services for everybody.

Those functions that we don’t like from Google, usually have great meaning globally from defeating others that want to take advantage. For example, you could get angry because you get banned from Google search writing paid reviews, when you dont, which is understandable, but imagine the anger of other loyal webmasters that lose their hard-worked positions from other spammers with deeper pockets.

]]> By: Dave http://www.affiliatebestprograms.com/google-search-with-malware-and-spyware-protection/#comment-7170 Dave Sun, 17 Feb 2008 17:52:12 +0000 http://www.affiliatebestprograms.com/google-search-with-malware-and-spyware-protection/#comment-7170 I personally think Google's search is the best on the internet and I've stated countless times that I wish they would concentrate on doing that well and quit playing "internet police" and harassing webmasters trying to monetize their sites. This latest game with supposedly "identifying" sites with malware is a joke because of course, Alexa buttons, CJ affiliate links, etc show up as "spyware" because they use tracing cookies. The part that pisses me off the most is that Google is the biggest piece of spyware ever. They track everything you do online through their search, Adsense ads and use of their products and widgets. Think about it - every time you access a page with Adsense, you're tracked. Every time you access a page with a Google map or a Google Gadget, you're tracked again. Google is a *marketing* company, so of course this data they track is used to target ads to your habits. Now if that's not spyware or malware, I don't know what it. I personally think Google’s search is the best on the internet and I’ve stated countless times that I wish they would concentrate on doing that well and quit playing “internet police” and harassing webmasters trying to monetize their sites.

This latest game with supposedly “identifying” sites with malware is a joke because of course, Alexa buttons, CJ affiliate links, etc show up as “spyware” because they use tracing cookies. The part that pisses me off the most is that Google is the biggest piece of spyware ever. They track everything you do online through their search, Adsense ads and use of their products and widgets.

Think about it - every time you access a page with Adsense, you’re tracked. Every time you access a page with a Google map or a Google Gadget, you’re tracked again. Google is a *marketing* company, so of course this data they track is used to target ads to your habits.

Now if that’s not spyware or malware, I don’t know what it.

]]> By: nullamatix http://www.affiliatebestprograms.com/google-search-with-malware-and-spyware-protection/#comment-7434 nullamatix Thu, 21 Feb 2008 15:52:54 +0000 http://www.affiliatebestprograms.com/google-search-with-malware-and-spyware-protection/#comment-7434 I think you're absolutely right - Google has no right deciding what's malware and what's spyware. I'm sure their intentions are in the right place, but this has a lot of room for error. Their spam protection for GMail is excellent in my opinion, but implementing such tactics into the search? That's crossing the line. But then again, it's free service, so I suppose they can do as they please? I've also read Matt Cutt's (I believe) blog regarding an angry blogger that was de-indexed. The blogger received a similar email informing him his site may contain malicious links and may have been compromised. The blogger similarly thought it was fake and ignored the email. Well, couple weeks later he was totally dropped from the index. Matt Cutt's replied with (in more words of course), "Well, we told you so." Sort of a catch-22 I suppose.. I think you’re absolutely right - Google has no right deciding what’s malware and what’s spyware. I’m sure their intentions are in the right place, but this has a lot of room for error. Their spam protection for GMail is excellent in my opinion, but implementing such tactics into the search? That’s crossing the line. But then again, it’s free service, so I suppose they can do as they please?

I’ve also read Matt Cutt’s (I believe) blog regarding an angry blogger that was de-indexed. The blogger received a similar email informing him his site may contain malicious links and may have been compromised. The blogger similarly thought it was fake and ignored the email. Well, couple weeks later he was totally dropped from the index. Matt Cutt’s replied with (in more words of course), “Well, we told you so.”

Sort of a catch-22 I suppose..

]]> By: Google Search With Malware and Spyware Protection http://www.affiliatebestprograms.com/google-search-with-malware-and-spyware-protection/#comment-7529 Google Search With Malware and Spyware Protection Fri, 22 Feb 2008 19:58:29 +0000 http://www.affiliatebestprograms.com/google-search-with-malware-and-spyware-protection/#comment-7529 [...] Dave wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptThis is scary. I just received this same email almost 10 times, apparently from Google regarding one of the pages on this blog containing malicious software… Dear site owner or webmaster of affiliatebestprograms.com, We recently discovered that some of your pages can cause users to be infected with malicious software. We have begun showing a warning page to users […] [...] […] Dave wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptThis is scary. I just received this same email almost 10 times, apparently from Google regarding one of the pages on this blog containing malicious software… Dear site owner or webmaster of affiliatebestprograms.com, We recently discovered that some of your pages can cause users to be infected with malicious software. We have begun showing a warning page to users […] […]

]]> By: Thomas http://www.affiliatebestprograms.com/google-search-with-malware-and-spyware-protection/#comment-9334 Thomas Tue, 25 Mar 2008 13:20:00 +0000 http://www.affiliatebestprograms.com/google-search-with-malware-and-spyware-protection/#comment-9334 I just read this government info on spyware http://hubpages.com/hub/Spyware_tips is it very accurate? I just read this government info on spyware http://hubpages.com/hub/Spyware_tips
is it very accurate?

]]> By: Google’s Blogger Platform Serving 2% of the Internet’s Malicious Viruses http://www.affiliatebestprograms.com/google-search-with-malware-and-spyware-protection/#comment-13747 Google’s Blogger Platform Serving 2% of the Internet’s Malicious Viruses Sun, 27 Jul 2008 20:45:02 +0000 http://www.affiliatebestprograms.com/google-search-with-malware-and-spyware-protection/#comment-13747 [...] issue is reason enough to avoid Google’s internet offerings however anybody who has seen Googles warnings in the search engine results stating “This page may harm your computer” might be [...] […] issue is reason enough to avoid Google’s internet offerings however anybody who has seen Googles warnings in the search engine results stating “This page may harm your computer” might be […]

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