WBBS Beware List?

Hi all,

Is there a list somewhere on this site to warn users of bad downloads and bad websites?

The reason I ask is because I was looking for SpyBot Search & Destroy a couple of years ago and one of Google's "paid advertisers" was "spywarebot" (or something like that) which was not a legit app and was spyware; which I found out the hard way after it messed up my computer. I wrote to SpyBot S&D, mistakenly thinking it was them, to complain.

They very graciously wrote back and told me that "spywarebot" was not them and sent me a fairly comprehensive list of malware sites & downloads that are found within Google and other search engines.

I feel it would benefit users of WBBS if such a list was included in the menu. I have the list and I know there are other readers that could add to it.

Any interest?

 

rogue sites

You can find the list of rogue sites at http://www.spywarewarrior.com/rogue_anti-spyware.htm

 

Unfortunately the bad websites change by the second, maintaining such a list would be impossible, providing a list of genuine malware fighters is not so difficult though, ask on the boards and you'll be given good links.

 

@tmarks,

Great site! I'll be sure to send it out and include it wherever I can.

@wildfire,

I can see that now; although the SBS&D people gave me more that tmarks site included. Alas, I'm painfully aware of bad sites.

What kinda sticks in my craw, though, is that a lot of these sites are (were) listed at the top of Google as paid advertisers: You click; you lose.

Oh, well, discernment and diligence are the watchwords for the digital age.