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Warning may harm your computer.

Scottie_ukScottie_uk
edited February 2009 in Chit chat
Has Google got a bug today?

Every site returned says "Warning may harm your computer". When I click on the link to go to a site, google then pops up an intermediate page that repeats this warning.

I've seen this page before, but usuallyt guading you against spurious sites that contain malware. Today it seems to be doing it to evey one.

Anyone else experiencing this or is it just me?
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  • dm_boozefreekdm_boozefreek
    edited January 2009
    This has happened to me a couple of times before, so this time I put it to the test.

    I googled potato farming, something which does not and never will interest me (although there were a disturbingly large number of sites), checked the first 3 links, and every one of them took me to that page.

    So maybe google is a little screwy today.
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  • Digital PrawnDigital Prawn
    edited January 2009
    Just checked it, I'm getting the "This site may harm your computer" on every result too.
    Weird.

    They do say the Internet is a dangerous place. :D
  • alanspecalanspec
    edited January 2009
    Scottie_uk wrote: »
    Has Google got a bug today?

    Every site returned says "Warning may harm your computer". When I click on the link to go to a site, google then pops up an intermediate page that repeats this warning.

    I've seen this page before, but usuallyt guading you against spurious sites that contain malware. Today it seems to be doing it to evey one.

    Anyone else experiencing this or is it just me?


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    Oh crap - quick - everyone log out before WOS blows your OS away :lol:
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  • XTM of TMGXTM of TMG
    edited January 2009
    Yeah, happens for me too. In fact I was going to post a thread about just this here in chit-chat, funny to see such a thread already exists.

    I never had that happen before though, about 2-3 hours ago I used Google and it was still fine.
  • chop983chop983
    edited January 2009
    Same for my ass, google's gone belly up

    I'm using yahoot instead

    although having said that WOS opens up automatically when I run Firefox so I don't do that much searching.
  • dm_boozefreekdm_boozefreek
    edited January 2009
    I may have noticed but the only 3 sites I've been on this morning is my email, gamefaqs, and here, and they're all in the little drop down menu at the top.

    I know now though :D
    Every night is curry night!
  • Ian HamiltonIan Hamilton
    edited January 2009
    It's fine here, although I get redirected to Google Ireland.
  • Digital PrawnDigital Prawn
    edited January 2009
    It appears to be fixed now. :)
  • Scottie_ukScottie_uk
    edited January 2009
    Yep same goes.
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  • ADJBADJB
    edited January 2009
    http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/01/31/google_malware_snafu/
  • rich_chandlerrich_chandler
    edited January 2009
    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7862840.stm
    I wanna tell you a story 'bout a woman I know...
  • Scottie_ukScottie_uk
    edited January 2009
    I wonder if Martijn or anyone else could sue for slander?


    Hee hee.
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  • ZnorXmanZnorXman
    edited January 2009
    Works ok here ... AND I've never had the aforementioned warning pop up in my WWW travels ... does that say something about my travels being innocent and educational or does it say something about guugle not working properly
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  • DarenDaren
    edited January 2009
    Scottie_uk wrote: »
    I wonder if Martijn or anyone else could sue for slander?


    Hee hee.

    Libel's probably a better option. :razz:
  • rich_chandlerrich_chandler
    edited January 2009
    ZnorXman wrote: »
    Works ok here ... AND I've never had the aforementioned warning pop up in my WWW travels ... does that say something about my travels being innocent and educational or does it say something about guugle not working properly
    [/QuestionNotNeedingAnAnswer]
    No, it just says a lot about you not operating on the same plane as everybody else...
    I wanna tell you a story 'bout a woman I know...
  • ZnorXmanZnorXman
    edited January 2009
    karingal wrote: »
    No, it just says a lot about you not operating on the same plane as everybody else...

    I'm scared of heights, so I only operate on grounded planes. But I did join the Mile High Club, which incidentally has absolutely nothing to do with our fellow WoSser mile.
  • zx1zx1
    edited February 2009
    I'm getting wierd messages on my VLC player. Everytime i start to watch something a box comes up and says 'VLC does not have the correct coding to play this file' but it starts playing anyway. It could be a bug but it's doing it with films i've watched before with no problem. Very strange.
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