The feature uses a proprietary algorithm that automatically analyses the pages and makes an educated guess, without intervention by Google employees. Such a file might, for example, ask web crawlers not to visit a certain area of the site because...
The new filter uses three main techniques for identifying phishing sites: it compares addresses of websites a consumer attempts to visit with a list of reported legitimate sites that is stored on the consumer's computer and updated periodically...
is set to unveil a new Really Simple Syndication (RSS) feed alert service and integration of RSS feeds into its new Yahoo! Within a week or so, RSS feed publishers will be able to put a button on their websites that will allow people to subscribe...
The object of the attack appears to get people to visit the phishing websites. A malicious video on MySpace.com pages changes people's profiles when played, embedding itself and adding links to fraudulent websites, experts have warned.
However, Google uses the StopBadware.org list of compromised sites to place "interstitial pages" (pages that sits between the search results pages and the suspect page) between the user and the suspect site they wish to visit.
AntiPhormLite will automatically visit groups of websites, follow links and backtrack, in an effort to emulate human browsing behaviour, and feed Phorm with erroneous information, wrote the group. The privacy group added that, running in "silent...