Google helps fight viruses
Google is beginning to fight with malicious programs that secretly seize control of browsers running Windows.
Users whose computers are infected will see a large notification at the top of the search results page. The link "Learn how to fix it" leads here . Users are encouraged to update their antivirus programs, plus detailed manual troubleshooting tips.
To check if your computer is infected, do any search on google.com and see if you have a notification on a yellow background.
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Google explains the possibility of such a PC verification by the fact that most of the malware is distributed using proxy servers, and the search engine can determine when traffic from these servers is activated.
The IP that Google is following first is 74.125.45.100. This address was flagged by BitDefender and TrendMicro as being used to distribute Trojans and fake antivirus software.
Matt Cutts , a Google engineer, called this activity "an experiment designed to warn users of potentially infected computers."
Do not take this news as an attempt by Google to penetrate into the field of computer security.
PS
Of course, Google cannot know about all IPs that spread viruses, just like it cannot check your PC for viruses, so if on the search results page you do not see the notification, this does not mean that your PC is not exactly infected.
Users whose computers are infected will see a large notification at the top of the search results page. The link "Learn how to fix it" leads here . Users are encouraged to update their antivirus programs, plus detailed manual troubleshooting tips.
To check if your computer is infected, do any search on google.com and see if you have a notification on a yellow background.
')
Google explains the possibility of such a PC verification by the fact that most of the malware is distributed using proxy servers, and the search engine can determine when traffic from these servers is activated.
The IP that Google is following first is 74.125.45.100. This address was flagged by BitDefender and TrendMicro as being used to distribute Trojans and fake antivirus software.
Matt Cutts , a Google engineer, called this activity "an experiment designed to warn users of potentially infected computers."
Do not take this news as an attempt by Google to penetrate into the field of computer security.
PS
Of course, Google cannot know about all IPs that spread viruses, just like it cannot check your PC for viruses, so if on the search results page you do not see the notification, this does not mean that your PC is not exactly infected.
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/124570/
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