Google Implementing Anti-Malware Feature in Search Results

Google appears to be implementing an anti-malware feature that would scan URL's of sites that you search for within their search engine. If a site is found to contain malware, a link would be presented under the search results for that site indicating so. Apparently, they are testing the new feature today and while I was searching I found that everything I searched for said it had malware, which is obviously not the case. However, it is interesting to note that Google is implementing this feature, a feature that Yahoo has had for sometime now.

Below are a few screenshots of what it looks like. The first one shows what the results page looks like and the next one shows what the link goes to once you click on them. As it stands now, every search result that I search for will result in stating that the site "may harm your computer". Obviously, they still have some work to be done.

Update: Apparently the malware filter has been in place for a while but it's simply broken at this point in time as all search results are showing up as containing malware.



19 Oct16:15

The "feature" has always been

By bbosh

The "feature" has always been on Google - this is a bug. See http://www.making-the-web.com/2009/01/31/google-bug-stops-searches/