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#184051 - 2007-12-20 08:58 PM Google Toolbar: A New Malware Threat
NTDOC NTDOC Administrator Registered: 2000-07-28 Posts: 11629 Loc: CA	Google Toolbar: A New Malware Threat zdnet article Trendmicro article Just one more reason why I keep removing Google toolbars and Goolgel tools when I find them on users systems. I know they don't mean to, but every time you turn around someone finds a way to subvert Google's information, which is quite a bit about the average user. Then you have this which makes it even worse: FTC allows Google-DoubleClick merger to proceed http://www.news.com/FTC-allows-Google-Do...tml?tag=cd.lede My opinion - Find Google anything on computer - REMOVE IT (but you may need to check, confirm with the user if they want to remove Google stuff as they may not share my opinion) .
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#184055 - 2007-12-20 09:06 PM Re: Google Toolbar: A New Malware Threat [Re: NTDOC]
Jochen Jochen KiX Supporter Registered: 2000-03-17 Posts: 6380 Loc: Stuttgart, Germany	Google Toolbar IS a malware threat per se ! _________________________
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#184057 - 2007-12-20 09:07 PM Re: Google Toolbar: A New Malware Threat [Re: Jochen]
Gargoyle Gargoyle MM club member Registered: 2004-03-09 Posts: 1597 Loc: Valley of the Sun (Arizona, US...	And that is why we block download.google.com and any other pattern that we can find to subverts our filtering options. Unfortunatly is does not make sense at this time to just block *.google.com _________________________ Today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday.
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#184068 - 2007-12-20 09:39 PM Re: Google Toolbar: A New Malware Threat [Re: Gargoyle]
Shawn Shawn Administrator Registered: 1999-08-13 Posts: 8611	Yeah, plus seems everything you install these days seems to want to add google toolbar - Sun Java and Firefox come to mind. Have learned to one thing - need to pay attention to those install wizards now eh. Used to just click Next->Next->Next->Finish ... not any more man.
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#184073 - 2007-12-20 09:43 PM Re: Google Toolbar: A New Malware Threat [Re: Shawn]
NTDOC NTDOC Administrator Registered: 2000-07-28 Posts: 11629 Loc: CA	Even ZoneAlarm (which is supposed to help fight Virus/Trojans) now includes the ASK.COM toolbar, which I think is way off target since so many users have been trained to stay clear of toolbars.
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#184075 - 2007-12-20 09:47 PM Re: Google Toolbar: A New Malware Threat [Re: Shawn]
Mart Mart KiX Supporter Registered: 2002-03-27 Posts: 4673 Loc: The Netherlands	Yeah. Google is making deals all over the place to have the Google toolbar included in all kinds of apps. What are they thinking? He dl-ed Sun Java so lets also give him the google toolbar? If I wanted that d#mn toolbar then why the h#ll did I download Sun Java? Not to get the Google toolbar. Even Acrobat has some kind of extra toolbar installed if you don't be careful. I think this one is the Yahoo toolbar. This sucks imho. _________________________ Mart - Chuck Norris once sold ebay to ebay on ebay.
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#184271 - 2007-12-27 08:14 PM Re: Google Toolbar: A New Malware Threat [Re: Mart]
NTDOC NTDOC Administrator Registered: 2000-07-28 Posts: 11629 Loc: CA	Some more Google news. Seems the marketing, decision team at Google is asleep at the wheel lately. Google Thinks It Knows Your Friends
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