Comments on: Google pulls malicious sponsored links

AdWords service was being abused to offer links that appeared legitimate but actually attempted to install malicious software.

[lonny paul]

Finally!

Google has long turned a blind-eye to the many hijinx which people have used to divert traffic, install spyware and other illegitimate schemes.

This is a great example of corporate responsibility and a great stride in the continuing battle against Spyware which I and TigerDirect have fought against for years.

I look forward to Yahoo! and other ad agencies to 'tighten their grip' on what people are advertising when not a good thing.

[Anon-Y-mous]

Not Google's fault at all -- It's M$

This is not google's fault any more than it is a newspaper's fault for running an ad for a "10,000" mile "like new" car that ends up having "120,000" miles on it when the buyer gets it.

Once again this is entirely Microsoft's fault for a swiss cheese operating system that allows malicious software like this to be installed. Google shouldn't have to do M$'s work.

[redhook9]

Google

Perhaps cnet and download com will do the same.

[redhook9]

Google

Perhaps cnet and download com will do the same.

[VanceTyler]

Don't see a problem...

I don't see a big problem here as I hope that a majority of people already have different antispyware and anti-keylogging tools, making stealing of passwords impossible. For those who don't have such tools installed I can only recommend to visit anti-keylogger.org or another site dedicated to anti-keyloggers and download such a tool asap.