Google serving the botnets?

Observations of a coming trend. Be afraid...

[tangor]

Cybercriminals could start to take advantage of the popularity of search engines like Google as vehicles for relaying malicious code to botnets every time a particular keyword is searched for, said one Vancouver-based security expert.

Creators of botnets could potentially inject code in various Web sites and choose particular keywords that nobody is yet using on the Web, said Vaclav Vincalek, president of Pacific Coast Information Systems (PCIS) Ltd.

"If the botnet starts using Google for special keywords and finds the code and executes, you can start using Google as the transmission of the code or instructions to these botnets," said Vincalek.

"Basically, (the search engines) will do the dirty work."

Reported at PC World
[pcworld.com...]

[JS_Harris]

Google works closely with military and government officials hen required(like it was when mapping the world). If it becomes a threat Google is more than capable of finding a solution.

In fact, Google may become a much needed participant in finding and jailing these people. I don't buy that G is a boogieman or a helpless victim.