Re: Google getting smarter ?!?!

From: Matthew.Dalton@rochester.edu
Date: Thu Feb 03 2005 - 11:49:16 EST


Actually, it is probably due to the Santy Worm.

http://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/virusencyclo/default5.asp?VName=PERL_SANTY.D

-- 
Matthew Dalton
On Thu, 3 Feb 2005, William Allsopp wrote:
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> John,
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> This is almost certainly in response to the recent release of Foundstone's
> script kiddie tool du jour: Sitedigger 2.0, which would likely have increased
> this kind of traffic a hundred fold. Google is 'getting smarter' but not to a
> great degree. For example, you are correct that a search on admin.php will flag,
> but you can still manipulate the search to get around that. Experiment. However,
> this is probably the beginning of the end for google hacking and we can expect
> to see considerably more search filtering being put in place.
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> Regards,
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> WA
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> Hi,
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> I noticed today that a simple search in Google using
> inurl causes Google to display this message when you
> try to access the second page:
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> ===================================================
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> We're sorry...
> ... but we can't process your request right now. A
> computer virus or spyware application is sending us
> automated requests, and it appears that your computer
> or network has been
>
> <snip>
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