Google to offer webmasters samples of malware code

Google announced this week that it will provide certain website administrators with samples of malicious code found on their sites to help them clear the infection.

The new feature is part of Google's free Webmaster Tools suite that was launched in 2005 and helps webmasters improve their sites' search ranking, diagnose website problems, and share information with each other.

Google traditionally has notified website owners if their properties are harboring malware. But under the new initiative, the search giant will provide registered members of Webmaster Tools with samples of malicious code found on their sites.