Blocking Santy Worm It spurred Michael Arrington to fire up a list over at TechCrunch of other security issues, a couple I wouldn't agree were breaches. But I can add to the list as well, and there's no doubt these type of things hurt Google when...
Google Now Blocking Santy Worm By Gary Price, Dec. The good news is that Google is now blocking the Santy worm. SEW Search Term Research Resources Updated I've updated our long-standing What People Search For - Most Popular Keywords page to...
Santy variants target AOL and Yahoo Computer worm uses searches to spread. SearchDay is featuring headlines only this week. Happy Holidays! Search Headlines NOTE: Article links often change. In case of a bad link, use the publication's search...
Google Nukes Santy Worm, But Search Threat Remains.eWeek Dec 27 2004 1:21AM GMT Happy Holidays! Search Headlines NOTE: Article links often change. In case of a bad link, use the publication's search facility, which most have, and search for the...
The good news is that Google is now blocking the Santy worm. When the Santy.a worm started spreading on Tuesday, Mikko Hypponen [research director for antivirus company F-Secure] knew he had a way to stop the worm in its tracks.
News.com reports that a web worm named Santy is utilizing Google to help it spread to web bulletin boards using the PHP scripting language. The worm sends Google a specific search request, essentially asking for a list of vulnerable sites.
