Delete Google for our search engine??

Unless I'm missing something, the article you cite states that Google is detecting traffic from clients that are using a specific proxies that are known to be used by a particular trojan for Windows PCs.

I don't see how this is a bad thing, or how it impacts Mac users at all.

Yea, I saw that it's reporting as attacking PCs, but I was wondering if it was prudent to change search engines just in case Macs could also be infected but hadn't been reported yet.

class77 said:

Yea, I saw that it's reporting as attacking PCs, but I was wondering if it was prudent to change search engines just in case Macs could also be infected but hadn't been reported yet.

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It's not "attacking" anything. I think you misunderstood the article. Google is basically alerting Windows PC owners who are already infected with a particular piece of malware that they are indeed infected. This is a public service effort on Google's part, not an attempt to infect them, but rather a response to a well-known infection that some users may not otherwise be aware of.

Did you actually read the article?

Even just the first two sentences?

Google's search engine is now fighting against a strain of malware that secretly intercepts Web browser activity on Windows PCs.

Infected users will see a big yellow box at the top of search results, directing them to a Google Web page that explains how to remove the malware

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