Look out, Norton

Yahoo is partnering with McAfee on a system that flags potentially unsafe search results.

The system integrates McAfee's Site Advisor technology into results from Yahoo Search. Red text and other alerts will warn searchers if a site contains any malicious software or is affiliated with any other online fraud activity.

The security offering was christened SearchScan and is positioned as the only offering of its kind in the search marketplace.

The deal with McAfee may later extend beyond Yahoo Search. How it will impact its current relationship with Norton AntiVirus, which scans email attachments for Yahoo Mail, is unclear.