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never mistype google to googkle

13 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/never-mistype-google-to-googkle.23743/

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nvidiasingh2006mb Original post #1
Feb 13, 2006 at 4:29 PM
never mistype google to googkle becoz it will harm ur PC(spyware) and install a search engine without your permission.
C
Feb 13, 2006 at 4:35 PM
thik hai
but y the hell it is in lateset news
anandk
anandk #3
Feb 13, 2006 at 6:20 PM
nice piece of info. thanx.

"According to security specialist F-Secure, unsuspecting Web surfers may be bombarded with various types of Trojan horse threats, spyware and backdoors when they go to “Googkle.com.� The scheme is meant to take advantage of sloppy or hurried typists, given that on most keyboards the letter “k� key sits next to the “l� needed to type “Google.�
*news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5686764.html
tubelight
Feb 13, 2006 at 9:13 PM
wow, the things people would do to get spyware on your PC....
~Phenom~
Feb 13, 2006 at 10:16 PM
I think its an old news.
It was in digit 2-3 months back.
manas
manas #7
Feb 13, 2006 at 10:49 PM
~Phenom~ said:
I think its an old news.
It was in digit 2-3 months back.
Yup was published in Digit.
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johntp #8
Feb 17, 2006 at 7:54 PM
old news

yup, very old news
V
Feb 17, 2006 at 8:47 PM
News are great. Thanks. :D
V
Feb 18, 2006 at 1:45 PM
thanks a lot
coolendra
coolendra #11
Feb 18, 2006 at 10:17 PM
nice info.......
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rajas700 #12
Feb 19, 2006 at 6:41 AM
when i try *www.googkle.com/ it say's The page cannot be displayed.So the thread is down....And the new's is old..........
sujithtom
sujithtom #13
Feb 19, 2006 at 7:01 AM
Its a very very old news dude. Anyway its correct