I never saw Roger's original post, and it's not in the archives either! As far as Google is concerned, it's an even better idea to set a CUSTOM URL so you can avoid their tracking ID cookie they place on your PC. This is the URL I use if anyone else wants to make a shortcut to it and use it. This particular setting is: English, open links in new window, safe search off, and 10 results per page. I think that's what most of us use anyway. Using this method and this URL, every search you do will have these settings withOUT having to have Google's tracking Cookie always on your PC sending info back to them regarding what you search for. Google.com can also be in the Restricted Sites Zone and you'll still be able to use the site and these settings all the time.
http://www.google.com/search?as_q=+&num=10&hl=en&newwindow=1&btnG=Google+Search&as_epq=&as_oq=&as_eq=&lr=lang_en&as_ft=i&as_filetype=&as_qdr=all&as_nlo=&as_nhi=&as_occt=any&as_dt=i&as_sitesearch=&safe=off Thankfully, looks like http://www.googkle.com/ and http://googkle.com/ has been terminated. In case anyone is interested or has been victimized by it, here's the details on the slime-ball. It's no surprise he's in Russia and Jo*ker is the registrar! I can safely say that Jo*ker certainly had nothing to do with getting the site removed since they SUPPORT illegal, criminal, scamming & spamming websites. This is probably bogus info anyway since they also allow their registrants to use fraudulent WhoIs info. Check out the "nameservers"! That can't be right! Why would Google have a site like that on THEIR OWN nameservers?? So, it's probably not too far off to assume the rest of the info is bogus as well. domain: googkle.com owner: Sergey Gridasov email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] address: Salnevostochny pr., d46, kv410 city: St.-Petersburg state: Spb postal-code: 193230 country: RU phone: +7 812 586-00-21 nserver: ns2.google.com nserver: ns1.google.com source: jo*ker.com db-updated: 2005-05-01 10:36:40 -Clint God Bless Clint Hamilton, Owner http://OrpheusComputing.com http://ComputersCustomBuilt.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Harold B." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > In a new twist to the old practice of "typosquatting," virus > writers have registered a slight variation of Google Inc.'s popular search-engine site to take advantage of any users who botch the spelling of the google.com URL. > The malicious site, googkle.com, is infested with Trojan > droppers, downloaders, backdoors and spyware, and an unsuspecting user only has to visit the page to be at risk of computer hijack attacks, according to a warning from Finnish anti-virus vendor F-Secure Corp. <snip> Roger is right. And the lesson is? As much as possible, cut down on typing URL's or be extremely careful how you do it. My solution is to keep your important URL's in your Bookmark Bar or Link Bar or in your Start menu, or copy/paste the designated URL from a reliable source when needed ... that way, no errors are possible ... Harold ============= PCWorks Mailing List ================= Don't see your post? Check our posting guidelines & make sure you've followed proper posting procedures, http://pcworkers.com/rules.htm Contact list owner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Unsubscribing and other changes: http://pcworkers.com =====================================================
