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Malwarebytes Blocking Websites That I Typed Into Google Search?


JoltLiz

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I was typing in some malicious websites into Google Search (not the URL bar so I wouldn't actually GO to the site) to see if my SiteAdvisor would display an "X" next to the dangerous site, just to test it (I guess there are better ways to do this but I figured this way was safe). I typed it in like I did in the screenshot below. Malwarebytes then showed a notification for that website being blocked, even though I never actually visited it. Will typing a bad URL into Google Search actually harm my computer, or does Malwarebytes just show the notification to warn you not to visit the site or something? I did the same thing with google(dot)com and it didn't go to googles site...

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I also ran a scan and found nothing; nothing has been quarantined.

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Edited by JoltLiz
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