Comments on: Google Cracking Down on Harmful Web Content. http://www.youshouldknow.com/google/google-cracking-down-on-harmful-web-content-9.html A Place to Learn ... A Place to Share Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:08:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.2 By: Okinawa http://www.youshouldknow.com/google/google-cracking-down-on-harmful-web-content-9.html#comment-13 Okinawa Fri, 19 Jan 2007 00:04:19 +0000 http://www.youshouldknow.com/google/google-cracking-down-on-harmful-web-content-9.html#comment-13 Interesting. Never seen that before. Interesting. Never seen that before.

]]> By: Claus http://www.youshouldknow.com/google/google-cracking-down-on-harmful-web-content-9.html#comment-14 Claus Fri, 19 Jan 2007 01:22:33 +0000 http://www.youshouldknow.com/google/google-cracking-down-on-harmful-web-content-9.html#comment-14 Yeah, its also a first time for me. Just checked it up against it  <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.siteadvisor.com/sites/itsallaboutlinks.com" rel="nofollow">here</a> and nothing "evil" there to be said about the mentioned site Yeah, its also a first time for me.
Just checked it up against it  here and nothing “evil” there to be said about the mentioned site

]]> By: Deepak http://www.youshouldknow.com/google/google-cracking-down-on-harmful-web-content-9.html#comment-15 Deepak Fri, 19 Jan 2007 08:06:34 +0000 http://www.youshouldknow.com/google/google-cracking-down-on-harmful-web-content-9.html#comment-15 Amazing really, i am scratching my head at that. But i don't understand why has google indexed that page if it can detect it as harmful. And I do not find Mcafee site advisor commenting anything about that site. Amazing really, i am scratching my head at that. But i don’t understand why has google indexed that page if it can detect it as harmful. And I do not find Mcafee site advisor commenting anything about that site.

]]> By: Dedtr9 http://www.youshouldknow.com/google/google-cracking-down-on-harmful-web-content-9.html#comment-17 Dedtr9 Sat, 20 Jan 2007 05:32:36 +0000 http://www.youshouldknow.com/google/google-cracking-down-on-harmful-web-content-9.html#comment-17 If Google filtered their search for sites like that, then they would be accused of blocking sites that are not harmful, and just opinionated. If Google filtered their search for sites like that, then they would be accused of blocking sites that are not harmful, and just opinionated.

]]> By: Matt http://www.youshouldknow.com/google/google-cracking-down-on-harmful-web-content-9.html#comment-18 Matt Sat, 20 Jan 2007 07:03:48 +0000 http://www.youshouldknow.com/google/google-cracking-down-on-harmful-web-content-9.html#comment-18 This has been around for quite a while. Just go to the stopbadware.org site and you will find answers to the questions you pose. This has been around for quite a while. Just go to the stopbadware.org site and you will find answers to the questions you pose.

]]> By: mann3r http://www.youshouldknow.com/google/google-cracking-down-on-harmful-web-content-9.html#comment-19 mann3r Sat, 20 Jan 2007 08:57:28 +0000 http://www.youshouldknow.com/google/google-cracking-down-on-harmful-web-content-9.html#comment-19 I think it only appears when there is a particular term that is on the watchlist on google. I think it only appears when there is a particular term that is on the watchlist on google.

]]> By: Ed Rooney http://www.youshouldknow.com/google/google-cracking-down-on-harmful-web-content-9.html#comment-20 Ed Rooney Sat, 20 Jan 2007 16:34:44 +0000 http://www.youshouldknow.com/google/google-cracking-down-on-harmful-web-content-9.html#comment-20 Fascinating. Wonder if the folks at said site are even aware of this? Fascinating. Wonder if the folks at said site are even aware of this?

]]> By: Frank http://www.youshouldknow.com/google/google-cracking-down-on-harmful-web-content-9.html#comment-21 Frank Sat, 20 Jan 2007 19:30:10 +0000 http://www.youshouldknow.com/google/google-cracking-down-on-harmful-web-content-9.html#comment-21 When you click on the stopbadware.org link you get the following notes: "You landed on this page because Google's independent testing has found that some portion of the site you were attempting to reach contains or links to badware or otherwise violates software guidelines of both Google and StopBadware.org. See the StopBadware.org FAQ for more information on Google warning pages." This basically tells me that Google is probably, well not probably, IS scanning for badware when they index your site - just like Nortons or McAfee on your PC - but in a much larger scale. I also suspect that if individuals are unknowingly uploading infected files to their hosting space they are going to be a little surprised. Here are few tips: If you use your hosting space as an <strong>legitimate</strong> and alternative storage device to your own PC, create a directory/folder on your host where you will upload your PC files. Then ensure you place that folder in robots.txt as nofollow. Also ensure that the upload folder is not viewable to other individuals, so do not link to the folder or any files in the folder and most importantly, password protect access to that folder. When you click on the stopbadware.org link you get the following notes:

“You landed on this page because Google’s independent testing has found that some portion of the site you were attempting to reach contains or links to badware or otherwise violates software guidelines of both Google and StopBadware.org. See the StopBadware.org FAQ for more information on Google warning pages.”

This basically tells me that Google is probably, well not probably, IS scanning for badware when they index your site - just like Nortons or McAfee on your PC - but in a much larger scale.

I also suspect that if individuals are unknowingly uploading infected files to their hosting space they are going to be a little surprised.

Here are few tips:

If you use your hosting space as an legitimate and alternative storage device to your own PC, create a directory/folder on your host where you will upload your PC files.

Then ensure you place that folder in robots.txt as nofollow.

Also ensure that the upload folder is not viewable to other individuals, so do not link to the folder or any files in the folder and most importantly, password protect access to that folder.

]]> By: Miki http://www.youshouldknow.com/google/google-cracking-down-on-harmful-web-content-9.html#comment-24 Miki Sun, 28 Jan 2007 15:19:02 +0000 http://www.youshouldknow.com/google/google-cracking-down-on-harmful-web-content-9.html#comment-24 Yes, I saw this, it pops up when you try to open some web sites witch contain cracks, serials or something like this. Yes, I saw this, it pops up when you try to open some web sites witch contain cracks, serials or something like this.

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