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Acymetric
01-31-2009, 10:03 AM
I just started having this problem this morning. Every time I search on google or a google powered search it puts a "this site may harm your computer" message under each link, and if I click on one of the search results, it takes me to a page talking about malware. Anyone else having this problem?

Edit: I should clarify that this happens on any search about anything. If I search wikipedia, and click on wikipedia.org, it takes me to the malware page. Strange...

-jk
01-31-2009, 10:13 AM
I'm seeing it, too. Very annoying.

-jk

captmojo
01-31-2009, 10:15 AM
I have an automated scan currently running. All clear to nearly done.

TillyGalore
01-31-2009, 10:15 AM
I think that happened to me on my dad's computer over Christmas.

CameronBornAndBred
01-31-2009, 10:28 AM
It's a function that Google uses, but it appears it can get a lot of false positives. You have to type the URL in the address bar, you can't click on the link.

sue71, esq
01-31-2009, 10:37 AM
I just started having this problem this morning. Every time I search on google or a google powered search it puts a "this site may harm your computer" message under each link, and if I click on one of the search results, it takes me to a page talking about malware. Anyone else having this problem?

Edit: I should clarify that this happens on any search about anything. If I search wikipedia, and click on wikipedia.org, it takes me to the malware page. Strange...

I saw this when searching Google this morning. If I click on the link I was searching for, I'm fine. I don't know what happens if I click on the "This site may harm your computer" link... I was too scared to click on it. It did, however, come up under each search result. :confused:

DukePA
01-31-2009, 10:39 AM
I started getting that message this morning. Very annoying. If they don't straighten it out, I'm going to stop using Google.

DukeUsul
01-31-2009, 10:54 AM
My wife is getting it on her Mac, but I'm not getting it on my PC.

pamtar
01-31-2009, 11:11 AM
I'm getting the problem with Firefox, but not IE.

CameronBornAndBred
01-31-2009, 11:46 AM
I have not had it, I use IE7.

Acymetric
01-31-2009, 12:01 PM
Problem appears to be resolved. I suspect they made some update to the system and caused a bug. I mean EVERY site brought up that message for me. Including if I googled google or gmail. Pretty sure google didn't mean to label themselves as potentially harmful. Its gone now though, at least for me.

CameronBornAndBred
01-31-2009, 12:04 PM
Including if I googled google or gmail. Pretty sure google didn't mean to label themselves as potentially harmful.
That would have been the most awesome of awesome screenshots.

Acymetric
01-31-2009, 12:17 PM
That would have been the most awesome of awesome screenshots.

You know, I really missed an opportunity there. Oh well, maybe they'll screw up again sometime and I'll get a second chance.

Indoor66
01-31-2009, 12:29 PM
I have not had it, I use IE7.

I have not had it, I use IE6.

IamMatt'sUserName
01-31-2009, 04:07 PM
Google made a mistake:

http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/01/31/google-glitch-briefly-disrupts-worlds-search/?partner=rss&emc=rss

CameronBornAndBred
01-31-2009, 09:08 PM
Google made a mistake:

http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/01/31/google-glitch-briefly-disrupts-worlds-search/?partner=rss&emc=rss

My favorite part "A previous version of this post included a reference to former Vice President Al Gore, which has now been removed"

moonpie23
02-01-2009, 09:58 AM
i got it also yesterday morning on safari.....seems to be fixed now..

Each item in the search return had the alert...


prolly a bug planted by the 11 yr old pakastani hacker ASK.com hired...