Google Groups Becoming Bigger Malware Target

The Spammers are getting more and more creative lately and Google Group is definitely not immune. Techcrunch has nearly a full page of links to Google group based Malware, check out their post TechCrunch - Go To Google Groups. Get Tricked Into Downloading Malware. Do Not Pass Go:

Spammers have always targeted Google products, and services such as Blogger have always been a favorite destination for spammers. Google Groups isn’t as well known as a spam platform, but after some investigation I found that it has become a leading destination for those seeking Google search results for various offers.

There is varying forms of spam across Google’s platform. Most spam sites usually serve as gateways to various affiliate programs (particularly porn and meds), and although they’re not welcome by most, they’re fairly harmless in the scale of things. The links above however are in a different category.

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The problem of spam on Google Groups isn’t new, I found articles going back two years discussing spam pages on Google Groups, so the question then becomes: if this has been going on for years, why hasn’t Google acted? Surely if Google can track down and punish users of services such as PayPerPost or those running text link ads it could find spammers using its own services to direct users to download malware? or is it that it’s easier to target others than look after your own backyard?

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