Comments on: This Site May Harm Your Computer http://www.sabahan.com/2007/03/19/this-site-may-harm-your-computer/ About Computers, Blogging, Making Money Online, Marketing and Interesting Stuff Tue, 02 Dec 2008 19:54:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: GoodBadnUgly http://www.sabahan.com/2007/03/19/this-site-may-harm-your-computer/#comment-23848 GoodBadnUgly Tue, 27 Mar 2007 15:35:34 +0000 http://www.sabahan.com/2007/03/19/this-site-may-harm-your-computer/#comment-23848 The problem is that while some sites are accurately accused, others are harmless. I know because one of the sites I administer was "flagged". No changes were made by me of the hosting provider (who ran multiple scans). The site was submitted via the "appeals process" and came back clean. StopBadWare.Org's response "You must have removed the offending code..." The real issue here is that StopBadWare.Org has been given a lot of power and in their quest to flag bad sites, they are also flagging harmless sites. The repercussions of flagging and delisting a site are enormous. Who is policing the police. There are no checks and balances here. StopBadWare.Org's methodology is appalling. They need to needs to post "retractions/apologies" of incorrect site-flaggings and perhaps even pay restitution to cover damages. A public false accusation which harms a person's reputation and/or business is nothing more than slander. And also importantly they need to provide evidence of the presence of malicious code before delisting. Furthermore, despite claims to the contrary, they do not contact the site Administrators and many (if not most) of owners of the 30,000+ sites they have de-listed are unaware of their status. I did not find out myself until my hosting provider happened to conduct a Google search on a whim. The problem is that while some sites are accurately accused, others are harmless. I know because one of the sites I administer was “flagged”. No changes were made by me of the hosting provider (who ran multiple scans). The site was submitted via the “appeals process” and came back clean. StopBadWare.Org’s response “You must have removed the offending code…” The real issue here is that StopBadWare.Org has been given a lot of power and in their quest to flag bad sites, they are also flagging harmless sites. The repercussions of flagging and delisting a site are enormous. Who is policing the police. There are no checks and balances here. StopBadWare.Org’s methodology is appalling. They need to needs to post “retractions/apologies” of incorrect site-flaggings and perhaps even pay restitution to cover damages. A public false accusation which harms a person’s reputation and/or business is nothing more than slander. And also importantly they need to provide evidence of the presence of malicious code before delisting. Furthermore, despite claims to the contrary, they do not contact the site Administrators and many (if not most) of owners of the 30,000+ sites they have de-listed are unaware of their status. I did not find out myself until my hosting provider happened to conduct a Google search on a whim.

]]> By: Kay Kastum http://www.sabahan.com/2007/03/19/this-site-may-harm-your-computer/#comment-23674 Kay Kastum Tue, 20 Mar 2007 04:48:29 +0000 http://www.sabahan.com/2007/03/19/this-site-may-harm-your-computer/#comment-23674 Hmm.. this site is also came under warning obviously. www.crackspider.net. (Ehem-ehem) Hmm.. this site is also came under warning obviously. http://www.crackspider.net. (Ehem-ehem)

]]> By: Azmeen http://www.sabahan.com/2007/03/19/this-site-may-harm-your-computer/#comment-23665 Azmeen Tue, 20 Mar 2007 03:07:26 +0000 http://www.sabahan.com/2007/03/19/this-site-may-harm-your-computer/#comment-23665 pinolobu, Probably they should include the warning on whitehouse.gov ;) pinolobu,

Probably they should include the warning on whitehouse.gov ;)

]]> By: pinolobu http://www.sabahan.com/2007/03/19/this-site-may-harm-your-computer/#comment-23641 pinolobu Mon, 19 Mar 2007 17:20:33 +0000 http://www.sabahan.com/2007/03/19/this-site-may-harm-your-computer/#comment-23641 Looks like google have not given any warning yet on nuclearworldwarsite.com Looks like google have not given any warning yet on nuclearworldwarsite.com

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