Comments on: Service promises secure 'googling'

Free Scandoo service tags results of Google and other online searches to help fend off spyware and unwelcome content.

[zaznet]

Another Anti-Virus Product?

Shouldn't this just be included in some antispyware or antivirus program? It doesn't make sense to have 15 scan engines running to protect your PC when you should be able to have it integrated into 1 service.

[dxnolte]

Isn't this more about the search itself?

From what I understand, Scandoo is actually scanning the search results in real-time and telling you that there's spyware *before* you click there - if you know that there's spyware, you a) are safer and b) you know something about the site itself. Seems like hoping that your 1, 2 or 10 AV programs will detect and block spyware on an unknown site is kind of like playing russian roulette. What if my PC software didn't get an update today, or the update doesn't detect some new threat?

[zaznet]

Another Anti-Virus Product?

Shouldn't this just be included in some antispyware or antivirus program? It doesn't make sense to have 15 scan engines running to protect your PC when you should be able to have it integrated into 1 service.

[dxnolte]

Isn't this more about the search itself?

From what I understand, Scandoo is actually scanning the search results in real-time and telling you that there's spyware *before* you click there - if you know that there's spyware, you a) are safer and b) you know something about the site itself. Seems like hoping that your 1, 2 or 10 AV programs will detect and block spyware on an unknown site is kind of like playing russian roulette. What if my PC software didn't get an update today, or the update doesn't detect some new threat?