All sites may harm your computer - according to Google!

Captain K · Jan 31, 2009, 15:00:47

Anyone else getting this? Any entry in Google, however innocuous, results in the list of results where each one has the line "This site may harm your computer". Clicking on any of the results takes you to a page warning about the site. There is a link to take you to the site through Google's "safe browsing diagnostic page", but clicking on that apparently gives a server error. Getting the same results on my machine and my son's lappy.

Rik · Jan 31, 2009, 15:04:47

See this thread Bruce, I think Google is having a bad hair day.

Captain K · Jan 31, 2009, 15:06:59

So I see. Thanks Rik. May have to use another search engine.

Er - anyone remember what others there are?

Rik · Jan 31, 2009, 15:08:00

Yahoo, Ask...

Philip · Jan 31, 2009, 15:09:10

found this

Rik · Jan 31, 2009, 15:11:46

500 server error?

Philip · Jan 31, 2009, 15:14:22

At roughly 9:40 pm on 31st Jan 2008 (Thai time GMT +7), any search result on google.com showed the message "This site may harm your computer" for all websites including thaindian.com

We wish to reassure users that thaindian.com does not indulge in these activities and this is a goof up by Google affecting all websites.

The feature(when working correctly) by Google enables users to be warned of websites which may pottentially carry mallware and affect the users computers.

We hope Google fixes it as soon as possible.

Simon · Jan 31, 2009, 15:19:56

Quote from: Philip on Jan 31, 2009, 15:14:22
We hope Google fixes it as soon as possible.

It seems that they have.

Rik · Jan 31, 2009, 15:35:57

Just as I was on the phone to the BBC newsroom alerting them to the story.

Sebby · Jan 31, 2009, 16:37:18

It seems to be fixed now.

Rik · Jan 31, 2009, 16:47:01

Buggers fixed it as I was telling the BBC about it.

Glenn · Jan 31, 2009, 16:48:17

Quote from: Captain K on Jan 31, 2009, 15:06:59
So I see. Thanks Rik. May have to use another search engine.

Er - anyone remember what others there are?

Do a search on Google

Rik · Jan 31, 2009, 16:49:53

I wonder if they came up with a warning 'This site may harm our profits'?

Rik · Jan 31, 2009, 17:24:43

It's now in the news:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7862840.stm

Philip · Jan 31, 2009, 17:26:51

Quote from: Rik on Jan 31, 2009, 17:24:43
It's now in the news:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7862840.stm

well done Rik

Rik · Jan 31, 2009, 17:31:31

Simon · Jan 31, 2009, 20:53:45

Quote from: Rik on Jan 31, 2009, 17:24:43
It's now in the news:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7862840.stm

Ah, but you heard it here first!

You could have got us a mention, Rik!

Sebby · Feb 01, 2009, 01:46:27

That could have been our big break!

Rik · Feb 01, 2009, 11:17:43

Quote from: Simon on Jan 31, 2009, 20:53:45
Ah, but you heard it here first! You could have got us a mention, Rik!

I tried.

Simon · Feb 01, 2009, 21:19:09

I somehow doubt we were the only ones to call them.

Rik · Feb 02, 2009, 10:38:52

They were looking at it when I rang.