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If you think you can rely on Google to help you identify malware sites, you’re mistaken. Over the weekend, an unfortunate update to some of the company’s malware-tracking algorithms meant that all search results conducted for about an hour on Saturday morning were flagged with malware warnings. The mistake was a human error and was corrected within an hour, but the exercise underlines the importance of having independent malware protection on your computer.

First, human error was indeed responsible for the unfortunate incident. In this case, the error was relatively easy to correct. Google’s explanation of the mishap sheds some light on how the company identifies malware sites. Basically, Google uses a combination of software and human observation to locate likely malware sites.

Flagging And Blacklisting Sites Won’t Offer Malware Protection

Flagging and blacklisting malware sites aren’t the answers, though. Malware can come from anywhere; frequently it comes from legitimate sites that have been compromised. No one sets up a malware site with an eye toward the future. The goal in malware is “here today, gone tomorrow.” This approach helps the malware distributors stay ahead of companies like Google that rely – even in part – on blacklisting.

Adequate malware protection needs to be much better than this. Preventing visits to malware sites is only one portion of what malware protection has to do. Discovering malware that’s already loaded on the computer is key. Disabling keyloggers, spyware, adware and other malware is also important. Cleaning up the mess that these nasty applications leave behind is critical, and so is making sure that these programs don’t get reloaded.

XoftSpy SE does all of this, relying on proven effective technology to locate, disable and remove a wide variety of existing malware, and identify threats before they can do damage to your computer. XoftSpy SE can also detect malware that has been “seeded” into legitimate programs, and identify legitimate programs that perform functions that pose a security risk to your computer.

XoftSpy SE from SpywareBlockers.org helps you maintain a safe, clean computing environment. It improves the performance of your computer and prevents malware from doing damage to your system, or using your computer without your consent. Your personal information will stay safe with XoftSpy SE. XoftSpy SE uses a database of nearly one-quarter million known spyware, adware and malware applications and their variants to identify new malware threats and protect you against known ones.

Maintaining a clean computer requires multiple approaches to security. Anti-spyware software like XoftSpy SE should be part of your security plan.

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Adware distributors stop at nothing to get you to download their programs. It’s not enough to avoid screensavers anymore. Google Adwords campaigns are being purchased by adware and malware distributors in an effort to get more users to download their infected products.

Don’t Rely On Google To Keep You Safe

The malware distributor purchases a sponsored ad on Google. (Yes, Google allows that.) The link may offer a free download to a known program. What visitors don’t know is that the “free program” is an infected copy of the program users think they’re downloading. The infected program then directs users to shady sites that warn users of malware infections, and the need to perform “security checks,” Doing so just invites more malware.

Google Adwords campaigns aren’t the only malware you can find. Corrupted WordPress installations mean that blogs you visit may also be infected and may redirect you to any number of sites where adware, spyware and malware are distributed and installed on your computer.

“Ad-supported software” – a euphemism for adware – is big business. Some distributors make a good living off of enticing people to download their adware. That being said, money is often the prime motivator for drawing unsuspecting visitors into malware-laden Web sites. When adware distributors pay for premium advertising placement on Google, and offer corrupted copies of known software programs to unsuspecting visitors, simply to get them to download adware, you have to know that this is big business.

Protect Your Computer With XoftSpy SE

You don’t have to participate in this scam, and you don’t have to be victimized by these unscrupulous tactics. You can free yourself and your computer from corrupted software, malware, spyware and adware simply by using up-to-date anti-malware software like XoftSpy SE from Spywareblockers.org.

XoftSpy SE uses a database of tens of thousands of known malware agents to located and eliminate dangerous malware and spyware from your computer. You’ll know instantly that your malware problems are being tackled. XoftSpy SE will improve the performance of your computer, protect your private data and prevent your computer from being infected by the latest malware, spyware and adware agents being distributed today.

Don’t assume that Google, Yahoo! and other search engines will protect you, or that they’ve verified the authenticity of the software that Adwords banner ads are offering as a “free” download. They haven’t and they don’t. The Adwords ruse isn’t new, but there’s very little effective defense against these outrageous tactics, unless you’re using an anti-malware agent like XoftSpy SE. Try it today and see what a difference it can make!

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