Beware How You Google

**Lee** · April 28th, 2005

Beware How You Google

Sure you may already know, I was going to submit this, early this morning, however I thought this would get around the net like a bad dose of diarrhoea, seems like it hasn't, seems like some people think it's April 1st still, so:

A simple misspelling of Google's domain name could lead to a Web surfer's worst nightmare.

In a new twist to the old practice of "typosquatting," virus writers have registered a slight variation of Google Inc.'s popular search-engine site to take advantage of any users who botch the spelling of the google.com URL.

The malicious site, googkle.com, is infested with Trojan droppers, downloaders, backdoors and spyware, and an unsuspecting user only has to visit the page to be at risk of computer hijack attacks, according to a warning from Finnish anti-virus vendor F-Secure Corp.

Read More and Source

**ming** · April 28th, 2005

Yeah, I read the news on this earlier this morning.

**Lee** · April 28th, 2005

Originally Posted by ming

Yeah, I read the news on this earlier this morning.

Have you been tempted?

I tried adding it to restricted zones in I.E. will it add no, for some reason it keeps popping up in trusted zone, will sort it soon, incase my fiance makes this error.

**ming** · April 28th, 2005

Originally Posted by Lee

Have you been tempted?

Yes I have, but I'm in uni at the moment. Not sure if I should do such a thing here.

**muzikool** · April 28th, 2005

Can't you just block it in the HOSTS file?

**dave holbon** · April 28th, 2005

My ISP has already blocked the site (I hope) BT as got "this pagae cannot be displayed.

**Lee** · April 28th, 2005

Finally blocked it, you know Women and their long nails :no:

**Xie** · April 29th, 2005

Originally Posted by muzikool

Can't you just block it in the HOSTS file?

Yeah thats what I would suggest if your afraid of making the typo.

**Kush** · April 29th, 2005

thank god im using firefox

**LeeJend** · April 29th, 2005

Ming, from university is the best place to try it.

April 28th, 2005	Top \| #1
Lee OSNN Proxy Joined: January 2004 Location: Kings Hill, West Malling, Kent, England. Posts: 3,330 Reputation: 1020 Power: 141	Beware How You Google Beware How You Google Sure you may already know, I was going to submit this, early this morning, however I thought this would get around the net like a bad dose of diarrhoea, seems like it hasn't, seems like some people think it's April 1st still, so: A simple misspelling of Google's domain name could lead to a Web surfer's worst nightmare. In a new twist to the old practice of "typosquatting," virus writers have registered a slight variation of Google Inc.'s popular search-engine site to take advantage of any users who botch the spelling of the google.com URL. The malicious site, googkle.com, is infested with Trojan droppers, downloaders, backdoors and spyware, and an unsuspecting user only has to visit the page to be at risk of computer hijack attacks, according to a warning from Finnish anti-virus vendor F-Secure Corp. Read More and Source

April 28th, 2005	Top \| #2
ming OSNN Advanced Joined: June 2003 Location: UK Posts: 4,252 Reputation: 1160 Power: 159	Re: Beware How You Google Yeah, I read the news on this earlier this morning. Curent system: Intel Quad Core 9450 \| 4GB RAM \| WD Raptor 36GB \| nVidia 8800GT 512mb

April 28th, 2005	Top \| #3
Lee OSNN Proxy Joined: January 2004 Location: Kings Hill, West Malling, Kent, England. Posts: 3,330 Reputation: 1020 Power: 141	Re: Beware How You Google Originally Posted by ming Yeah, I read the news on this earlier this morning. Have you been tempted? I tried adding it to restricted zones in I.E. will it add no, for some reason it keeps popping up in trusted zone, will sort it soon, incase my fiance makes this error.

April 28th, 2005	Top \| #4
ming OSNN Advanced Joined: June 2003 Location: UK Posts: 4,252 Reputation: 1160 Power: 159	Re: Beware How You Google Originally Posted by Lee Have you been tempted? Yes I have, but I'm in uni at the moment. Not sure if I should do such a thing here. Curent system: Intel Quad Core 9450 \| 4GB RAM \| WD Raptor 36GB \| nVidia 8800GT 512mb

April 28th, 2005	Top \| #5
muzikool Act your wage. Joined: December 2001 Location: Texas, USA Reputation: Yes, please. Posts: 7,626 Reputation: 2900 Power: 229	Re: Beware How You Google Can't you just block it in the HOSTS file?

Latest News Posts

Latest Forum Posts

Latest Member Blogs

April 28th, 2005	Top \| #6
dave holbon OSNN Veteran Addict Joined: May 2002 Location: London England Posts: 1,014 Reputation: 140 Power: 130	Re: Beware How You Google My ISP has already blocked the site (I hope) BT as got "this pagae cannot be displayed.

April 28th, 2005	Top \| #7
Lee OSNN Proxy Joined: January 2004 Location: Kings Hill, West Malling, Kent, England. Posts: 3,330 Reputation: 1020 Power: 141	Re: Beware How You Google Finally blocked it, you know Women and their long nails :no:

April 29th, 2005	Top \| #8
Xie - geek - Joined: September 2003 Location: NY, USA Posts: 5,216 Reputation: 1730 Power: 171	Re: Beware How You Google Originally Posted by muzikool Can't you just block it in the HOSTS file? Yeah thats what I would suggest if your afraid of making the typo. tehgeek \| tehgeek \| geeking out to tech \| IRC \| Parted Magic \| A+ Certified Professional

April 29th, 2005	Top \| #9
Kush High On Life! Joined: January 2002 Location: Montreal, Quebec Posts: 4,590 Reputation: 1300 Power: 181	Re: Beware How You Google thank god im using firefox If Someones post is helpful or makes you laugh, reward the person by clicking on this button--->

April 29th, 2005	Top \| #10
LeeJend OSNN Veteran Addict Joined: January 2003 Location: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 5,255 Reputation: 3386 Power: 196	Re: Beware How You Google Ming, from university is the best place to try it. Thought for the new millenium: In a world without walls and fences, who needs Windows and Gates? - Open Office - Firefox - Thunderbird - Gimp -Ubuntu - Red Hat -

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Spammers Beware	coathanger007	Green Room	9	May 17th, 2007 10:41am
Ladies Beware!	Evil Marge	Funny Farm	7	April 14th, 2005 7:30pm
Car Sellers Beware	rushm001	Green Room	0	January 17th, 2005 10:19pm
Giant Avatar (beware 56k)	chaos945	Green Room	16	March 18th, 2004 6:12pm
Beware Game XP	o0RaidR0o	Windows Desktop Systems	4	January 9th, 2004 3:06pm