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(http://www.lucianne.com/short_cuts.asp) has been determined by Google’s testing to be a site that hosts or distributes badware.

What is this page?
You landed on this page because Google’s independent testing has found that some portion of the site you were attempting to reach contains or links to badware or otherwise violates software guidelines of both Google and StopBadware. See the StopBadware FAQ for more information on Google warning pages. StopBadware’s researchers have not reviewed this website. If they do, this warning page will be replaced with a detailed report. To see the reports we’ve done to date, click here.

What is badware?
Badware is software that behaves in malicious and/or deceptive ways and is commonly referred to as spyware, malware, and deceptive adware. If you download badware to your computer you may experience numerous pop-up ads; software installed without your permission or software difficult to uninstall; software that includes Trojan horses, stealth dialers, keyloggers, and viruses; slowed computer processing or even crashing; and in some cases, your privacy may be violated and abused when personal information is collected without your permission. For more information about the risks badware poses to you and your computer, see StopBadware’s Guidelines and About Badware pages.

What is StopBadware.org?
StopBadware.org is a “Neighborhood Watch” campaign committed to fighting badware by providing reliable, objective information about downloadable applications so that consumers can make informed choices when they download programs to their computers. StopBadware.org is led by the Berkman Center for Internet & Society, the Oxford Internet Institute, Google, Lenovo, and Sun Microsystems.

What can you do to protect yourself and your computer?
If you believe your computer has been affected by badware, please see StopBadware’s “How to get rid of badware.” If there are applications or websites you would like us to test, please report them to us by submitting either a story of your experiences or, if you have technical expertise, a technical report. StopBadware.org also publishes reports on badware applications and badware sites, which are available on StopBadware.org. If you would like to receive future reports by email, please sign up for the StopBadware.org email list.
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Technical Report Click here to share a technical report

The public’s need for a safer computing environment drives StopBadware.org’s research agenda, so please share your experiences of badware with us. To learn about what we do with the information you submit, and how it helps, check out our FAQ, and our privacy policy.

Please note that the decision to post a warning page is an independent decision made by Google, not by StopBadware.org, and does not reflect any testing or review by StopBadware.org in advance. Google’s warning page advises that the site you were trying to reach may contain badware and recommends looking for another site, but it also offers the option of continuing on to the originally requested page at your own risk. Please note that this warning page does not block you from actually accessing the website if you decide to do so.

If you are the owner or site administrator of this website you can ask StopBadware.org to review Google’s decision through our Request for Review process. For more information on Google warnings, please see our FAQ.

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