Websense has created new software tools that can sniff out malware using the popular search engine. Websense researchers Googled for strings that were used in known malware like the Bagel and Mytob worms. Google can peek through the binary information stored in normally unreadable files that are run by Windows computers. Google has seen this happen “on occasion,” and is making an effort to shield users from this malicious software, a Google spokeswoman said. The most interesting thing about Googles binary search capability is that it shows that Google may be thinking about becoming a file-searching service.”]
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