Google harmful to your computer

[Junkman]

I am using Microsoft Essentials for my anti virus protection. For the first time this evening, I am getting a pop up warning that it is finding a proble with Google. Below is a screen capture of the warning.

 

[Junkman]

Update:

I use Google as my home page, and after I closed all windows, I found this on my Desktop which shows the problem. Every time I open a new window, I get the pop up warning and remove the threat. This just started this evening. Any suggestions?

 

[Cowboy]

It looks like it might have just started resently and might be a false positive. Might read through this thread and see if theres anything that might help. I'll check a puter forum I belong to.


http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showthread.php?p=56570825#post56570825

 

[Cowboy]

Read through here Junk.

http://www.microsoft.com/security/portal/Threat/Encyclopedia/Entry.aspx?Name=Exploit:JS/Blacole.BD

 

[Cowboy]

See if you can update ME and run a scan on it, if nothing else in safe mode. This is the only info I can find on it with no fixes available I can find.


The virus appears had came from www.google.com.

Exploit:JS/Blacole.BW

Encyclopedia entry
Published: Feb 14, 2012

Aliases
Not available

Alert Level (?)
Severe

Antimalware protection details
Microsoft recommends that you download the latest definitions to get protected.
Detection initially created:
Definition: 1.119.1972.0
Released: Feb 14, 2012

• 2 minutes ago

 

[Junkman]

I have google as my home page on the laptop, and when I opened a window, nothing happened. Then I updated Microsoft Essentials since I rarely use that computer, and it immediately popped up the warning. There is no doubt in my mind that Google is infected!

 

[Danang Sailor]

The computers on my network have never been infected by anything and as of two minutes ago could still access Google
without problems. My standard "safety suite" which I recommend to other PC users consists of:

1) Zonealarm Firewall (Free edition) http://www.zonealarm.com/security/en-us/anti-virus-spyware-free-download.htm
2) Vipre Antivirus (yearly subscription) http://www.vipreantivirus.com/?gclid=CKnxg8z3nq4CFSFeTAodiwG12g
3) Iolo System Mechanic (yearly subscription) http://www.iolo.com/promo/welcome/sm/?utm_source=cj

Zonealarm will keep 98%+ of the crap from ever reaching your PC, Vipre will catch anything that does manage to sneak
through, and System Mechanic will keep things running at least as well as when your PC was new. System Mechanic
appears to duplicate some functions that you got from Microsoft (disc defragging for example), but once you try it
you'll see how cheap Microsoft's 'free' utilities really are!

You could probably get by with only Zonealarm (a lot of people do) but the others are worth the minor cost
considering what they can do for you.

Okay, putting the soapbox away now!