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July 20, 2011 02:05 pm

Google Warns Users About Active Malware Infection

dinscott writes "Google has begun notifying its users that a particular piece of malware is installed on their computers by showing a big yellow notification above their search results. The warning begun popping up yesterday, and does so only for users whose computers have been infected by a particular strain of malware that hijacks search results in order to drive users towards websites that use pay-per-click schemes."

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