Google searches pinpoint malicious code

A security firm warned on Monday that Google's ability to search on the signature of executable files allows anyone to find malicious code as well as create links using Google that lead potential victims to sites hosting the code.

Using a string prepended to all valid Windows' portable executable (PE) files and other attributes from known malicious code, the researchers found thousands of programs hosted on underground sites and in newsgroup archives.

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