My friend told me if you spell google wrong and spell it goggle.com you will a ton of viruses is that true?
2006-11-24 14:53:02 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
Actually, in a sense that is true. Here is a link to McAfee's report on http://www.goggle.com ( http://www.siteadvisor.com/sites/goggle.com?ref=safe&aff_id=0 ) There has been reports of viruses. Also, that is just one way you can mis-spell Google. Actually, if you do three o's, such as http://www.gooogle.com you'll automatically be re-directed to Google. So, goggle is probably the only bad site you can be lead to if you mis-spell Google. Have a nice evening.
2006-11-24 14:57:34 · answer #1 · answered by kcdude 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Check out the videos on this site http://www.basicspywaretips.com/
I think the first one has some guy going to a google page and gets
infected.
2006-11-24 22:44:11 · answer #2 · answered by Mark 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes, if you were to mis-spell www.google.com certain ways in your address bar, it will take you to websites that will try to infect un-patched un-updated Windows computers.
People whose computer is faithfully updated with all critical updates every month via Windows Updates have little to worry about, however.
2006-11-24 14:59:36 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
What.. no It is not true. Sometimes if you spell google wrong you will ether be re directed to the normal Google site or you will be re directed to another site.
2006-11-24 14:55:54 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
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http://fixit.in/antivirus.html and http://fixit.in/spywareremover.html
2006-11-25 03:00:35 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I doubt it most viruses come in email.
Even so if one was at that website it would still need you to click on something to send it to you.
2006-11-24 15:05:23 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
Thats wrong.
But if you spell elgoog.com (google backwards) you will find the mirror site, and everything will be backward :D What fun.
2006-11-24 14:58:42 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
nope. it is 110% wrong. i accidently spelled it all of the following way:
goggle, google, gooogle, gogle., there are some more but i cant remember them. but your friend is wrong.
2006-11-24 14:57:18 · answer #8 · answered by Loved 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Ever have one of those feelings that an 'urban legend' is 'iffy'?
Check www.snopes.com before you pass on drivel that someone wasted time on.
2006-11-24 15:01:21 · answer #9 · answered by slow comp. 1 · 0⤊ 3⤋
no somebody told you a wise tale
2006-11-24 14:54:48 · answer #10 · answered by silverearth1 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋