Searching the web can be dangerous
Monday, May 15th, 2006
According to a new study conducted by Ben Edelman, reputable anti-spyware expert, and Hannah Rosenbaum, McAfee SiteAdvisor research analyst, searching the web can be dangerous. Search results, especially the sponsored ones, from popular search engines often contain links to spyware and malware sites.
During the study, the experts used almost 1,400 popular keywords to find out whether organic and sponsored search results can lead to malicious Internet resources. More...







